Noah Lyles Taken Aback As Fans Struggle To Recognize Him After Random Meetup

should have by now gotten used to being mobbed by fans thanks to his huge following.

is considered the most popular active sprinter in the world and his popularity has earned him admiration among fans.

With that, has had to deal with photo and autograph requests everywhere he goes but one incident on Wednesday left him surprised.

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had a meetup with two random fans who haggled over whether they were actually seeing the Olympics champion, leaving the sprinter in stitches.

“Not me watching these 2 guys sitting across from me trying to figure out if I’m actually Noah Lyles,” posted on X, accompanying the comment with a laugh emoji.

The fans seem to have perhaps been surprised at how easily they met up with a superstar.

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is coming from a humbling experience in the 400m race at the Tom Jones Memorial in Gainesville, Florida last Saturday when he clocked a personal best 45.87 seconds but failed to make the podium, finishing 14th in a competitive field of 26 runners.

In what was not his specialty of 100m and 200m, Lyles was using the race to build his endurance and improve his speed but his ego must have been bruised following his lowly 14th place finish in a race he has claimed he can still do well in.

Lyles is looking forward to defending his world titles at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo where he will be the man to beat in both 100m and 200m.

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