Olympic 100m bronze medallist has opened a can of worms with attacks on and why the triple world champion should not mess with him.
Speaking on an Instagram live, Fred Kerley pointed out that should keep his name out of his mouth or else there would be big trouble when they meet at any track and field event.
did not mince his words as he explained that they are not friends and he would not be open to that either, noting that only people who are close to him can say whatever they want concerning his abilities.
After beating IShowSpeed in a 50m race, Noah Lyles declined a rematch, urging the 21-year-old to train for the US trials instead while he headed home to his fiancée and $100,000 prize.
Fred Kerley singled out as one of the athletes who is at liberty to talk about him in any circumstance, while he warned Noah Lyles to stay in his lane.
“Noah can’t do that to me like no disrespect to him but I would have slapped the s**t out of him. He can’t do that to me. He can’t talk s**t to me like that’s the blatant truth, I can f**k with nobody that I don’t f**k with. Like Trayvon and all those guys talk s**t cause I f**k with them, that’s a different story. I don’t f**k with Noah, it’s as simple as that,” Fred Kerley said.
Noah Lyles and Fred Kerley, despite both being Americans have never had a great relationship with each other, considering they have been chasing the same goal — to make it to the top of the world — as well as ascend to the ‘Mount Rushmore’ of sprinting.
is slowly managing to have such great honours and it was evident at the 2023 in Budapest, Hungary where he won three gold medals, in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay.
He also claimed the win in the men’s 100m at the and is currently the fastest American in the 200m.
On his part, s a dominant sprinter and he always knows how to show up during major championships. Kerley claimed a gold medal in the men’s 100m at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
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He also won an Olympic bronze medal in the men’s 100m at the Paris Olympic Games and he remains one of the most consistent sprinters in the world. Going into 2025, both Lyles and Kerley will be out to show who is king, setting up a thrilling show for their fans.