If they run as fast as they talk, this could be a doozy. Yes, sprint and football fans, Noah Lyles and Tyreek Hill have moved one step closer to settling things on the track.
When, where and at what distance? All still TBD.
The reigning 100-meter Olympic champion and the fleet-footed NFL receiver conducted a joint interview/trash-talk session this week with People magazine, which pronounced they โwill officially race each otherโ but did not offer any details beyond that.

โThis has been an ongoing thing for quite some time now, and I mean, everybodyโs seen the back and forth on social media,โ said Hill, who last summer declared he could beat Lyles in a race. โIโve been very adamant to show people what real, true speed looks like."
Lyles accepted Hill's challenge earlier this month after winning a 60-meter indoor race, then flashing a piece of paper that said โTyreek Could Never.โ
โI think it speaks for itself,โ Lyles said of the sign. โEverybody says that theyโre gonna be the worldโs fastest, but when it comes down to it, you gotta be the winner every time, each and every time, and every time I show up to the biggest moments, I win.โ
Hill has run a 40-yard dash at an NFL workout in 4.29 seconds. Lyles won the 100 meters at the Olympics last year in 9.784.
Most likely, they'll race at a distance in between.
People said the race will happen sometime before the national championships in July.
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