After months of going back and forth on social media, the Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill and sprinter Noah Lyles, who won the 100m gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, agreed to square off in a race.
Hill, who is considered the fastest player in the NFL, previously claimed that he would beat Lyles in a 50-yard race while Lyles responded by offering Hill to face him in a 100m race. The two continued to exchange verbal jabs before finally deciding to settle the score.
Hill and Lyles announced their intention to race earlier this week in a joint interview with People magazine. The two still haven’t settled on the distance or the location of the race. However, the event will likely take place before USATF Championships in July, where Lyles is set to compete.
“This has been an ongoing thing for quite some time now, and I mean, everybody’s seen the back and forth on social media,” Hill told People. “I’ve been very adamant to show people what real, true speed looks like.”
“I’m the world’s fastest. I did at the Olympics. I do it at world championships. I do it wherever it’s needed to be done,” said Lyles. “And if I gotta go down and, you know, beat up on Tyreek to prove that I’m the world’s fastest, then it’s gonna be done.”
Lyles has three Olympic medals on his resume, including gold at 100m at the Paris Olympics and two bronze medals at 200m in 2020 and 2024. He also has six gold medals and one silver medal from World Championships.
Hill excelled in track and field in high school and college before deciding to turn his focus to football. His most recent track and field was at the USA Track & Field Masters Indoor Championships in 2023, where he won the 60-meter dash.
