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Noah Lyles will not compete in the 4x400metres event at this weekend’s World Relays after revealing people were ‘threatened with fires’ when he raced it at the World Indoors.
The American sprint star has set his sights on winning four gold medals at the Paris Olympics by adding the 4x400m relay to his programme, alongside the three events he won at last year’s World Championships - the 100m, 200m and 4x100m.
Lyles was given a first chance of the 4x400m at the World Indoors in Glasgow in March, when he ran the third leg as the USA claimed silver behind Belgium.
But the 26-year-old’s selection was widely criticised, with his own team-mate Fred Kerley, the 2022 world 100m champion, accusing the USA Track and Field of favouritism and acting like ‘puppets’.
Despite such an uproar, Lyles insists he will still make himself eligible for selection in the 4x400m in Paris.
Noah Lyles will not compete in the 4x400metres event at this weekend’s World Relays
Teammate Fred Kerley, the 2022 world 100m champion, criticised Lyles' selection in March
However, he has opted out of it at the World Relays here in Nassau, where teams are vying to qualify their spots at the Olympics.
‘Unfortunately, no, I will not be running it,’ said Lyles. ‘It caused a lot of
