How Much Money Noah Lyles Will Earn After Beating IShowSpeed in Close 50m Dash

How Much Money Noah Lyles Will Earn After Beating IShowSpeed in Close 50m Dash

  • Noah Lyles faced popular streamer IShowSpeed in a 50m dash and narrowly secured the victory over the youngster
  • YouTuber MrBeast organized the race and put up a huge prize money for for the winner in Orlando
  • Lyles recently won the men's 100m at the 2024 Paris Olympics by a narrow margin over Jamaica's Kishane Thompson

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Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles narrowly beat popular streamer and social media star IShowSpeed in a 50m dash on Wednesday.

Speed is known for his athletic ability, and fans were surprised his race with the world champion was even close.

Noah Lyes defeated Speed in a 50m dash in the watchful eyes of YouTuber MrBeast
Noah Lyles needed to raise his game to beat IShowSpeed. Photos by IShowSpeed (IG) and Martin Rickett/PA Images.
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During one of his stream on Wednesday, popular YouTuber MrBeast challenged the 19-year-old to race the 'fastest man on earth' Lyles.

MrBeast offered $100,000 in prize money for the race. Speed eventually drove to the race track to face one of the best sprinters in the world.

The two were neck and neck in the first few metres. In fact, Speed was slightly ahead, but Lyles' experience kicked in, and he overtook the youngster to win the race.

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After the epic showdown, Lyles challenged Speed to train with him and face off again after a week, this time in the 100m, per Bleacher Report. Lyles won the Olympic gold medal in the distance by the tiniest of margins.

The American defeated Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by five thousandths of a second to secure his first-ever gold medal at the Paris Olympics. However, he lost the 200m and didn't run in the relay, which his team also lost.

Letsile Tebogo beats Noah Lyles

YEN.com.gh earlier reported that Letsile Tebogo upset Noah Lyles to win the gold medal in the 200m final.

The Botswana sprinter clocked 19.46 seconds to win his country's first-ever gold medal at the Olympic Games.

Lyles claimed he had contracted COVID-19, which negatively impacted his performance in the race.

Lyles' inspirational message

YEN.com.gh also reported that Lyles shared a touching message following his incredible win at the Paris Olympics.

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The 27-year-old shared that he had many personal health issues like depression and asthma, but that didn't stop him from becoming an Olympic champion.

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Isaac Darko (Sports Editor) Isaac Darko is a Sports Editor at Yen, boasting over 10 years of experience in the media industry. He has produced award-winning TV shows such as "Football 360" and "Sports XTRA" on ViaSat 1/Kwese TV. Isaac began his career as an Assistant Producer at TV3 Ghana Limited (Media General) and also contributed as a Writer and Weekend Editor for Pulse Ghana. He earned his bachelor's degree in Communication Studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (now University of Media, Arts and Communication). Email: isaac.darko@sportsbrief.com.

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