Noah Lyles responds after 3D simulation shows what would happen if he raced Speed over 100m instead of 50m

A 3D simulation has shown what would happen if Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles went up against streamer IShowSpeed in a 100m race.

Lyles, who won the men's 100m at the 2024 Paris Games, was challenged to a 50m sprint by internet personality Speed, who has over 33 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.

The 27-year-old defeated Speed, real name Darren Watkins, with relatively ease as he picked up the $100,000 prize money put on by YouTube creator Mr. Beast.

But many were surprised at how close it was given the circumstances. In fact, Lyles himself was impressed by his opponent.

"You should practice with me and then at the end of the week, we'll race again," Lyles said. "You'll be faster, you'll know what to do, you'll have the techniques, you'll have the advantage. Then we can run the real man's race, the 100 (meters)."

So what would happen if they did go head-to-head a 100m sprint? YouTube channel MotionAthlete might have the answers.

The creator claims to have used precise 3D biomechanical analytics, as well as frame-by-frame speed comparisons to determine who would come out on top – and it makes for entertaining viewing.

As you can see from the footage below, Lyles cruises past Speed at the 30m mark before crossing the line in 9.79 seconds, while his opponent records a very respectable time of 10.97.

Here's how fans reacted to the footage.

One said: "People thinking speed almost as fast as Lyles. I’m feeling insulted on Lyle’s behalf. My man is a well deserved world champion and is getting unironically compared to a Youtuber because people don’t understand the relatively slim margins in a 50m sprint and the fact it was more for fun than a competition."

A second wrote: "Bro gave a visual representation of what ive been tryna explain to people," and a third commented: "Speed's acceleration is pretty good but top end is not."

A fourth said: "Finally, someone who acknowledges that Noah was jogging in that video," and a fifth added: "Great video, it adds some perspective on how fast track athletes actually are."

Noah Lyles even got involved in the conversation. Taking to the comments section, he wrote: "I kind of like my new title of World’s Fastest Content Creator."