Noah Lyles ‘screaming my head off’ during stunning 1500m upset in first half of double golden night for USA track stars
NOAH Lyles couldn’t get enough of Team USA’s Cole Hocker’s stunning upset victory in the 1500-meter event at the Paris Olympics.
Hocker’s win came before USA women’s track star Gabby Thomas’s dominating victory in the 200-meter final on Tuesday.
USA track star Cole Hocker earned the stunning gold victory in the 1500m race on Tuesday – and he left a fellow teammate in awe of the accomplishment
AlamyTeam USA’s Noah Lyles, who won the 100-meter gold over the weekend, revealed his thoughts on Hocker’s victory on social media[/caption]
GettyTeam USA wasn’t done on the track on Tuesday as Gabby Thomas won the gold in the 200-meter final[/caption]
Hocker came from behind at the end of the race spectacularly to beat Great Britain’s Josh Kerr, who took home the silver.
The 23-year-old Hocker won his first-ever Olympic gold medal, and Lyles, who claimed the 100m gold over the weekend, wasn’t afraid to share his thoughts on the epic victory.
”That was an amazing 1500! Cole Hocker you Got me screaming my head off!” Lyles wrote on X.
Former US Olympic long-distance runner and NBC analyst Kara Goucher also revealed her reaction to the shocking win.
“Send medics. I’m dead.” she wrote.
Hocker’s teammate Yared Nugese received a bronze medal in the event.
Team USA wasn’t done in track and field as Thomas took home the gold hardware that many had expected.
Thomas won the women’s 200-m final, finishing the race in 21.83.
She beat Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred and Team USA’s Brittany Brown, who got silver and bronze, respectively.
Thomas received her second individual Olympic medal.
She won her first medal in the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Thomas is expected to participate in the 4×100 relay team this week.
Tuesday’s win was her first gold medal at any major world championship.
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