“That man was panicking in the back, but he’s a gamer, so hopefully he will get it back and we will have a great final,” Noah Lyles said about Oblique Seville after the Jamaican stumbled out of the blocks in the 100m Heat in Tokyo last month. Just days later, Seville stormed the track with a blistering 9.77s, seizing 100m gold and capping off his season in spectacular fashion. With this, Seville not only ended Jamaica’s gold drought in the 100m but also reignited a thrilling rivalry with Lyles, even tossing playful jabs at the 200m world champion barely a month after their clash.

On October 15, the newly crowned 100m champion sat down with Coach Desk on his YouTube podcast for a candid conversation. During the episode, Seville boldly claimed that Noah Lyles might never beat him again.

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