Social media users were left stunned on Wednesday as IShowSpeed and Olympian Noah Lyles faced off in a surprisingly close race for $100k.
The online entertainer hosted Lyles during a livestream on his YouTube channel, where the pair went to a track and faced off over 50 meters.
And while the six-time world champion Lyles won in the end, Speed actually led for part of the race before his competitor pulled ahead in the final stretch.
Speed initially claimed that the race was a tie, while Lyles noted that he started high-stepping after taking the lead.
Nonetheless, X users were left extremely impressed by Speed’s performance.
iShowSpeed surprisingly kept up with Noah Lyles for much of the 50 meter race
Lyles ultimately pulled ahead of his competitor but the race was closer than expected
‘Nah the fact speed even came close to beating him is insane,’ one said.
‘Speed deada** could’ve went pro in multiple sports,’ another said.
A third said, ‘It was closer than I thought… That’s crazy.’
And TMZ Sports’ Michael Babcock said, ‘Wild. @ishowspeedsui is an elite athlete and no one can convince me differently. Hanging w/ @LylesNoah.’
Ultimately, with clear video evidence from the race, Speed admitted that Lyles ‘barely won’ before the runner pledged to donate the money to charity.
Lyles captured the gold medal for the 100m race at the Paris Olympics this past summer
The track star narrowly claimed gold in the 100m in Paris, but was unable to complete the double as he placed third in the 200m.
It was later revealed that he was battling Covid and ran the race while extremely ill.
The American recently got engaged to fellow Olympian Junelle Bromfield.
Lyles, 27, and Bromfield, 26, have been dating since 2022 after meeting on the athletics circuit.
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