Eleven Teenage Boys Prospects For The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games



Athlete: Noah Lyles
School: T.C. Williams, VA
Graduation Year: 2016
Event: 100m, 200m, 4x100m

The versatile Noah Lyles looks primed to be Team USA's replacement for 34-year-old Justin Gatlin, who competed in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at this year's Olympic Games. The nineteen-year-old nearly made his first Olympic team this summer by placing fourth in the 200m at the Trials. He owns PBs of 20.09 for 200m (the national high school record) and 10.14 for 100m; the IAAF World U20 champion for 100m signed a professional contract with adidas this summer. Bypassing the NCAA seasons will make his focus razor sharp and his body ready to graduate from the heartbreaking fourth spot to a top three berth at the 2020 Olympic Trials.