The Team GB sprinter has said the jibe ‘raised all the red in me’, while he has been using Linford Christie clips as motivation in his push for Olympic gold
Zharnel Hughes believes he can emulate Linford Christie by winning 100m gold for Britain at the Olympic Games next month. But first he has a score to settle with the brash US world 100m and 200m champion Noah Lyles, who he says “raised all the red in me” with a withering putdown that went viral after the launch of Netflix’s new track and field series, Sprint.
“I was like: ‘This guy, he just needs to shut up.’ My girlfriend is the one who keeps me calm. She is like: ‘Babe, don’t get flared up, don’t let it get into your head. He’s saying these things so you guys can be thrown off psychologically.’ “He just has a loose mouth, he just likes to talk. I guess that’s how he gets his confidence, so I can’t blame him. But I’m prepared. I’ll see him in London. We’ll meet there and have a talk.”. But the rematch over 100m on Saturday could be equally as tasty – with Tebogo and Louie Hinchliffe, the British student
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