[dramatic music plays]
[man] When people think about speed, they think of the 100.
Nobody on this planet has ever been able to run
faster than us.
When you are tip to tip
on that line,
it's one thought… [dramatic music intensifies]
-I gotta kill these guys. -[music stops]
[woman] Once the gun go off
[starter pistol fires]
[woman] we're at war.
Nothing else matters.
[pulsing music playing]
[woman 1] Sprinting is definitely in the best place it's ever been.
[man] It's not just Bolt all the way
and we're just racing for second.
[pulsing music intensifies]
To win the 100 meters is no joke.
-You have to believe. -[crowd cheers]
-Immortality. -[pulsing music fades]
Sprinters chase this.
[dramatic music playing]
-[commentator] It's time for a new star -[crowd cheers]
to be etched in history.
[dramatic music playing]
[commentator] He likes to dance and rap.
[commentator 1] Noah Lyles!
[Noah Lyles] I'm the third fastest human being ever to live.
Soon to be the first.
I'm Sha'Carri Richardson.
-I'm a Bentley. Fast, expensive.
-Elegant-- -Oh no, you faster than speed.
My name is Shericka Jackson.
-Zharnel Hughes. -Gabby Thomas.
Marcell Jacobs.
-I'm Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
-I'm an Olympic champion, -[crowd cheers]
a world champion.
-A mommy. -[dramatic music intensifies]
-I'm Elaine Thompson-Herah. -[swooshing]
-Five-time Olympic champion, -[crowd cheers]
gold medalist.
[music fades]
Erm.
[man 1] Fastest woman alive?
Guess that's all right.
[dramatic music intensifies]
-US versus Jamaica, always big rivalry. -[crowd cheers]
[Gabby Thomas] On the line, I'm a different person.
I'm gonna rip your head off.
[man 2] All this attention brings a heavy pressure.
[starter pistol fires]
[commentator] And that was Zharnel Hughes of Great Britain.
What a disaster.
I cried.
[pensive music playing]
[Lyles] You have to have the mindset of a god.
Can you quiet
everything else?
-[shouts] -[applause]
[dramatic music playing]
-I'm Fred Kerley and it's my title. -[music stops]
They all say that until they get beat.
["Rocket Fuel" by DJ Shadow ft. De La Soul playing]
[man 2] 14 races around the world.
♪ Ready, set ♪
[commentator 1] So much is riding on this.
Your legacy, your contract…
[car crashing]
[commentator 1] …everything.
[commentator 2] There is a gold medal at the end of these 100 meters.
[commentator 2] Who wants it more?
[man 2] This is a race
to decide the fastest human on planet Earth.
[music crescendo]
♪ Can you rock it like rocket fuel? ♪
[crowd cheering fades out]
[dramatic music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
[man] Over 2,000 of the world's best athletes
from all four corners of the globe.
The stage is set for one of the greatest shows on Earth.
[dramatic music intensifies]
-It's time to witness the wonder together. -[crowd cheers]
[jets buzzing]
[commentator] It is a star-studded lineup.
The best in the world of track and field.
Do your thing, believe in you.
-You got this. -Yeah, man.
-Anything can happen. -[commentator] We cannot wait.
You got the skill, you got the desire.
Let's throw everything out there.
Mmm.
Showtime!
[dramatic music continues]
[commentator] Eight athletes are about to pour heart and soul
into a bid for global glory.
It's the 100-meter World Championships.
-[crowd cheers] -[bells ring]
[commentator] Thousands in the stadium will be gripped
-by an epic contest to come. -[pulsing music]
[crowd cheers]
[commentator] Can you feel the ground rumbling?
[dramatic music intensifies]
[referee] Set.
[starter pistol fires]
[dramatic music intensifies]
[hip-hop music fades in]
♪ One, two, three ♪
♪ Hit it! ♪
Thank you. Merci.
-No, no… -These-- No, it's really heavy.
[reporter] Welcome to Paris, the next stop on the 2023
Diamond League circuit.
The stage is set for three days of elite athletics.
[hip-hop music continues]
[Lyles] What's up? We're moving downstairs? All right.
[hums]
[birds chirping]
A lot of Diamond League cars.
-I'm ready. Are they? -[Lance Brauman] Ready!
-[Lyles] All right, let's roll. -[electronic beeping]
["We Feelin' alright" by EMAN8 playing]
Thank you.
[Lyles] Everybody has their own vibe.
I'm a showman.
You can go ahead of them, coach.
I'm Noah Lyles.
I'm 26 years old.
I'm a two-time 200-meter world champion.
And I run in circles for a living.
♪ We feelin' alright ♪
♪ I remember being 17 ♪
♪ Used to look at all The famous people in magazines ♪
[Lyles] I feel almost like an artistic director.
You have all these other athletes as stars,
rock stars, popular wherever they go.
Track and field needs to be the same.
[music continues]
[Lyles] And I won't be happy until I see that accomplished.
[commentator] It's go time. It's showtime.
It's Team USA's Noah Lyles.
[Lyles] When you walk out onto the track,
that's my favorite part.
[crowd cheers]
[commentator] We wondered what he'd do. [laughs]
[Lyles] I'm a true believer that the moment isn't bigger than me…
The moment was made for me.
[crowd cheers]
Tells me it's showtime.
[commentator] He likes to dance and rap.
He's even written a song.
His name is, of course, Noah Lyles.
♪ We're feelin' alright ♪
[music stops]
[Thomas] Oh, my gosh!
-First time being here, right? -This is nice.
Yeah, it's my first time here.
[indistinct chatter]
[Thomas] Oh, my gosh, I love it!
-I mean, it's beautiful. -[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator] That's the battlefield.
[commentator 1] Paris will host the Olympic Games next summer
and many of the athletes participating will be hoping to be back next year
wearing their country colors and fighting for medals.
[starter pistol firing]
[music continues]
[man indistinct shouting]
[man 1 indistinct shouting]
People get into this sport to become an Olympic gold medalist.
The pinnacle is the Olympics.
[crowd cheers]
[commentator] Michael Johnson, one of the greatest Olympic athletes in history.
[Michael Johnson] It's the largest sporting spectacle in the world,
everyone dreams of it.
That sort of historical sense of the games
gives it just this massive amount of weight.
[commentator 1] There is a gold medal at the end of these 100 meters.
[Johnson] Coming into 2023,
Set! [blows whistle]
[Johnson] it's all about the World Championships,
this year, that's the opportunity.
[Johnson] And for the best athletes, you're using the Diamond League,
the top professional series,
to get race sharp,
to be in the best position
for the World Championships at the end of the season.
[suspenseful music playing]
[commentator] A busy summer of athletics on the Diamond League circuit.
Roads leading towards Budapest in August for the World Championships.
[man] Feels great
running in the best stadiums in the world.
-[man laughs] -[suspenseful music]
[man] For Diamond Leagues, the caliber of the races is high.
The only thing I'm waiting for is that gun.
[dramatic music playing]
[Omanyala] Everybody's talking about these races.
Everybody wants to watch these races.
[feet pounding]
[woman] The Diamond League Circuit is tough,
which is the 1% of the 1%, you know,
and then the people who win are the-the 0.1% of the one percent.
[Thomas] It's very cutthroat.
You are literally lining up, fighting tooth and nail
for like a millisecond of a difference.
People are fighting for the same sponsors, same lanes.
It can be really intense.
♪ 'Cause I got a little cheddar That the dough ♪
No, that TikTok cracked me up. [laughs]
[indistinct chatter]
-[Thomas] Hey, Noah. -[Lyles] What's up?
[woman] Okay, when y'all are done with this part.
[Lyles] So Paris is my first Diamond League,
and I'm running the 100, which I usually don't do.
[Lyles] It's the cutthroat event.
[stomps feet] [hums]
So, 2023 season, there are two goals.
-One's to be double champion, 100 and 200. -[dramatic music fades in]
The other one is to break the world record.
[indistinct shouting]
But everybody thinks that it's unattainable.
And those are the things that I love.
[starter gun fires]
[commentator] There's a world title on the line
-in the 200 meters! -[crowd cheers]
[commentator] Look at the way Noah Lyles came into the home straight!
[dramatic music intensifies]
[commentator] It's Noah Lyles!
[Johnson] Noah's the best 200-meter runner in the world.
-[yells] -[crowd cheers]
[commentator] 19:31 is the time.
[commentator 1] Noah Lyles just broke the American record in the 200.
[commentator] There is Michael Johnson, who had that record for 26 years.
[Johnson] It's natural for him, he loves the attention.
You know, that was my American record he broke.
♪ Hello ♪
[Johnson] I believe that it's possible for Noah to win both the 100 and the 200.
That sounds amazing.
[tense music playing]
[Johnson] But in order to break the world record,
he has to take the crown from the best that ever was.
[tense music fades out]
[man] That one's rolling.
[clicking]
-[laughs] -[crew laugh]
-It's almost touching my nose. -[crew laugh]
[commentator] Look at the time! Nine-five-eight, world record!
-There is no one on this planet -[crowd cheers]
-that has ever run that fast. -[crowd cheers]
[suspenseful music playing]
[indistinct shouting]
[Usain Bolt] Noah Lyles is a great athlete. He's full of energy.
He has the crowd.
[Bolt] Mentally, he's very strong. He believes in himself.
[clapping]
[indistinct announcer]
[Bolt] But, if he breaks the world record, I won't be happy.
World records are meant to be broken, I wish him the best,
but it's not going to be easy. [chuckles]
[music continues]
[Lyles] It's a long time since somebody done it,
Bolt was the last person to do it.
But growing up, I've always felt the title belongs to me.
[suspenseful music reaches crescendo]
[birds chirping]
[woman] Let's play the song.
[Lyles] Yeah. [laughs]
Wait, is it slice then drink, or drink then slice?
-[woman] Drink and slice. -All right, drink and slice.
We can do this, baby.
All right.
["Rum Behavior - Sped Up" by Kraff Gad playing]
♪ Pop a piece a pill yah, liquor killa ♪
♪ Tell eh bar swing Ciroc ♪
[Lyles] Living in our house, being an Olympian…
♪ Loud ♪
[Lyles] is like getting your driver's license or graduating high school.
That's how I viewed it as a child.
♪ Get mad fi mi nuh Headtop fi mi nuh ♪
-♪ Bruk yuh back, and rock fi mi now ♪ -[woman laughs]
Let's go to my office, I got plenty of cool stuff you can look at.
Let me-- Don't film the mess.
So this is my running days,
junior year in college.
So my name is Keisha Bishop
and my oldest son is Noah Lyles.
[Keisha Bishop] Oh, Noah!
You haven't seen that in a long time. [tapping]
Baby box.
-I was so excited when Noah was born. -[pages turning]
My name, Noah Josiah Lyles, your nickname was "Honey Bunny".
-I'm not aware of that. -Yeah.
I just knew this kid had a lot of energy.
-Seven months old, you chased a vacuum. -You were excited about that?
That's big time stuff, man!
You gotta appreciate the little things in life.
[Bishop] He was such an easy baby,
but life has a way of kicking everybody's behind.
Oh, that's a cute baby picture.
You know what this is?
-Asthma days. -Yes.
[pensive music playing]
[Lyles] I didn't get to participate in sports,
till I got seven or eight.
There wasn't a time that I can remember
where asthma was not an issue.
[Lyles] I can't remember a lot of nights where I wasn't at the hospital
getting medication to just try and calm down the episodes.
[pensive music continues]
This like your first lock of hair from your first haircut.
[Bishop] We had nights where I would just hold him all night.
Sometimes we were the only two awake in the house.
So we would talk and I would say, "Noah, one day this is going to go away
and your life is not going to always be this way."
Oh, I got some good stuff. [gasps]
[Bishop] I knew we were going to beat it.
Okay.
And then we're going to create the best version of Noah we can create.
-Ah, look at these medals. -[medals clinking]
Don't pull them all out. [chuckles]
-Doesn't matter, you still earned it. -[medals clinking]
[Bishop] I have instilled in them like, "You are here for a purpose."
-And that is how legacies are created. -[crowd cheers fade in]
[crowd cheers intensify]
[commentator] Noah Lyles always said he wanted to be the face of the sport.
He wanted to be the next Usain Bolt.
This is how you cement your legacy.
-Defend the throne! -[crowd cheers fade]
[Lyles] I feel that my whole life has been things that are just unattainable.
But if my mom wasn't around,
I wouldn't be a professional athlete right now.
Oh! Oh, this is your pregnancy stick.
[tittering]
-We're pregnant! -Wow, you really did keep everything.
-The super-old, stale pee pregnancy stick. -[Bishop laughs]
[Bishop] I know Noah has big expectations.
-He is passionate. -[upbeat music playing]
He's not afraid to take risk, like running the 100 meters this year.
And we're gonna do everything we can to be there for him and support him.
-Mom, I think we got enough stuff. -We got enough?
-We good, guys? -No, we-we got enough.
Okay, great! I can stop. [chuckles]
[dramatic music pulses]
[sirens wailing]
[car approaching]
-[indistinct chatter] -[dramatic music pulses]
-[indistinct chatter] -[dishes clattering]
-[high-five greeting] -[chuckling]
-I'mma sit with you. -[dishes clattering]
It's so funny 'cause people always expect us to have such protein-rich diets.
-It's all potato. -It's all carbs.
-It's so funny-- -It's so good.
[tense music playing]
[woman] The Diamond League can be a bizarre place.
-You are competing against, -[swooshing]
you know, your biggest competitors
[Allyson Felix] for prize money.
-You are also living in the same hotel. -[indistinct chatter]
[Felix] You are eating your meals together,
you are going on the bus together,
-and so you're in tight quarters. -[tense music continues]
-Hi, love! How are you? -I'm good.
[Thomas] The rivalries are interesting.
I mean, you have your rivals, but that can also be your best friends.
It creates this interesting dynamic,
where it's like, "I wanna be your friend,
but $10,000 on the line, so it's kind of tough."
-What up, dog? -[indistinct chatter]
[Lyles] You are staring competition in the face.
-Probably eating lunch with them -[chuckles]
[Lyles] for the next few days.
[indistinct chatter]
But I'm never one that can't look competitors in the face
and still beat you on the track. [snickers]
[indistinct chatter]
[man] How are you?
-Oooh, what's up, big boy? -[Omanyala laughs]
Just talking about you.
[Felix] In the Paris Diamond League,
the guys who have been running the 100,
they don't want someone coming in from another event showing them up.
-You want the white background, right? -Yeah, yeah.
[Felix] Noah stepping down to the 100,
it does kinda shake things up a little bit.
And so, everyone is going to want to protect what's theirs.
-You ready? -Yeah, you?
I'm always ready, man.
[Lyles] The 100-meter guys have never been known to be chummy.
-Everybody wants to be the champion. -[tense music playing]
So if everybody wants it,
-you're gonna bump heads. -[tense music fades]
-Three, two, one. -[indistinct chatter]
[dramatic music playing]
[Felix] For Noah coming into Paris, he wants to prove himself in the 100.
I'mma outside.
-We're good? -You did amazing.
Awesome!
[Felix] But he has to face off against
the reigning Olympic champion.
[dramatic music pulses]
[Felix] That's a big showdown and all eyes are going to be on those two.
[Lyles]… I'll catch you at the press conference
What's good, man? Prada, I appreciate it.
-It's clean, it's cute. -[chuckles]
I like the bag better. [chuckles]
What do you think of Marcell?
-Jacobs? -Yeah.
I don't call the guy for hanging out on weekends.
-Marcell's in five, you're lane three. -All right. Yeah, that's fine.
-[indistinct chatter]
However he want-- whatever lane he wants to feel comfortable in,
that's fine with me, you know. [chuckles]
[dramatic music playing]
[Lyles] The 100 meters is where all the dogs go.
And Marcell is like one of the fastest guys in the world.
But when it's time to line up,
-I'll be there, I can promise you that. -[dramatic music fades]
[birds chirping]
[Lyles] Other than that,
-I like his necklace. -["Drip Down" by Jo Stunnah playing]
♪ I drip and I drip ♪
♪ You drip a little harder I work a little harder ♪
[Marcell Jacobs] I'm Marcell Jacobs.
100 meters Olympic champion.
[woman] You're going for boxer, yeah?
[Jacobs] I know that Noah Lyles is here.
[indistinct]
I can't wait to face him.
Thank you.
He's won a lot of medals.
[music stops]
[Jacobs] Missing the important one.
[dramatic music fades in and intensifies]
[commentator] We've waited a long time, ever since Usain Bolt retired.
Who is going to be
that next Olympic 100-meter men's champion?
What an opportunity for one of these athletes.
[dramatic music intensifies and fades]
[Jacobs] I had imagined this in my head for a very long time.
[referee] Set.
[Jacobs] Run faster than everyone.
-Get what you deserve. -[music stops]
[pistol fires]
[commentator] And they're away!
It's pretty even.
Jacobs on the far side.
Look at Jacobs!
And the Italian has done it!
[dramatic music plays]
-That is absolutely incredible! -[cheering]
-[commentator] Italy has never won -[cheering]
[commentator] a men's 100-meter Olympic games gold medal!
They have now!
[commentator 1] What a complete and utter shock.
[commentator] No one was talking about him and he's come here
and seized his opportunity!
-[rap song playing] -♪ Watch me flex ♪
[Jacobs] First Italian to reach an Olympic [100m] final and win it.
[commentator 1] An unknown Italian.
His friends call him Marcell.
[tweeting]
♪ Already know me I'm the beast that sleep ♪
♪ In your nightmare ♪
-[Jacobs] When I returned to Italy, -[fans cheer]
-my life completely changed. -[fans cheer]
Marcell Jacobs! [applauding loudly]
[crowd applauds]
[Jacobs] Cristiano Ronaldo texting you,
[camera clicking]
-going to festivals… the red carpet. -[camera clicking]
Paparazzi taking pictures of you when you're buying groceries.
♪ Watch me flex ♪
[Jacobs] Every time I did something, it was all eyes on me.
♪ Watch me flex ♪
[music fades]
-[drums pulse] -[church bells ringing]
[child speaks Italian]
[woman] It smells like poop, by the way.
[dog barking]
No! He brought poop in here.
[indistinct chatter]
-Are you happy, honey? -Sì.
-That it's your party today? -Sì.
-There'll be a surprise… -[speaks Italian] [indistinct]
[Nicole Daza] I'm Nicole Daza and I am Marcell Jacobs' wife.
We got married a year ago and we have two beautiful children.
Okay. Whee!
[Daza] He's become very famous these past three years.
I have to say, before all this success
-he was a normal person. -[swooshing]
Now his world has changed.
[upbeat music playing]
-It's not hot. -Sì.
-Mm-mm. -It is hot.
-It's not hot. -[crew laugh]
Yes, it is hot.
[crew laugh]
[man] Win an Olympic gold medal…
-Doesn't matter to a three year old. -[Jacobs chuckles]
[upbeat music continues]
Ciao! Mario! La principessa!
Ciao!
[indistinct chatter]
How are you?
[indistinct chatter]
Hi! Nice to meet you!
How is it going?
He is super fast. Shall we ask Marcell how he runs so fast?
[Daza] After his victory I noticed a lot of pressure
both in the media and among the people around Marcell.
He wasn't able to handle this.
Holy Virgin Mary!
[indistinct chatter]
[Daza] I saw a change in Marcell.
I have to say it's not been easy at all.
We have to shoot against the other teams, okay?
[man 2] Shoot!
[speaks Italian]
[Jacobs] What happened after that victory
was certainly all new and sudden.
[boy shouting]
Antony, come. Come here!
I had worked all my life to win the Olympics.
-But now I have a target on my back. -[tense music playing]
Oh, yes.
[Ato Boldon] Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
-And there is no crown is heavier -[swooshing]
than the Olympic 100-meter gold medal.
[starter pistol fires]
["Flip Like This" by Gullie Lamont playing]
[commentator] Jacobs is gonna spring a surprise!
[Johnson] Marcell is a unique situation.
He won it fair and square against the best.
-You know the 'but' is coming.
[Johnson] And the 'but' is, you can't take it further than that
when you haven't been able to back it up.
[tweeting]
[Boldon] Over the past year…
[tweeting]
All we've seen from Jacobs is, "I'm injured. I'm not ready."
And he hasn't really showed up in the two years
since he won that Olympic title.
[music continues]
[Johnson] Like I remember somebody saying right after he won,
like, "he should retire."
[tweeting]
One time Tennis Grand Slam winner.
[tweeting]
Major winner in golf…
You live off that for the rest of your career,
not in this sport.
And here's the word that always comes up…
[tweeting]
-Fluke. -[music stops]
-[city traffic] -[birds chirping]
[car revving engine]
Let's go.
[birds chirping]
-What a nice day. -It really is.
[shoelaces rubbing]
[man] Focus on the foot, let it turn loosely.
I know it isn't easy, but… try to let the foot be loose.
[foot tapping]
[Paolo Camossi] Try to keep it as soft as you always do with your third leg.
[training group laugh]
[Jacobs] I've had physical problems for two years.
-Obviously, it hurts, because… -[pensive music plays]
Not everyone knows my… my story,
but, in our sport, luck doesn't exist.
Look at that, he showed up with the team T-shirt.
How about that.
-["Harder Than Most" by Midi Mafia plays] -[pistol fires]
♪ I ain't had enough ♪
[Jacobs] I worked so much on improving the details.
With my coach, we said, "You have characteristics. You're fast, explosive.
Why don't we adjust the start to your characteristics."
And we saw that it brought great results right away.
[Camossi] Try not to increase the intensity but keep it steady.
-♪ I'mma go harder than most ♪ -[whistle blows]
[music intensifies]
[whistle blows]
[Boldon] Marcell Jacobs has had his critics,
but his start is nothing short of amazing. [whistle blows]
♪ I'mma go harder than most ♪
[whistle blows]
-[starter blocks rattle] -[feet pounding]
[Boldon] When he is healthy,
and when he is firing on all cylinders,
he is the best in the world.
That's why he's the Olympic champ,
but he hasn't been close to that form since.
-[music fades] -[feet pounding]
-[birds chirping]
It's a bit tight.
It's the gluteus area that's a bit tight.
-[birds chirping] -[indistinct chatter]
It's this part here, that's giving me a bit of discomfort.
[breathes heavily]
Then we work on some back mobility.
Sí.
Two points really hurt.
[tense music playing]
[Camossi] There's still stiffness.
-[Jacobs] I am a bit afraid. -[indistinct chatter]
[man] When is it going to be decided?
I'll see how it feels again after 48 hours.
And we'll decide.
[dramatic music playing]
[Boldon] As we head to the World Championships in Budapest,
if Marcell Jacobs does not give a fine accounting of himself,
I think some of what's being whispered about him is warranted.
[dramatic music fades]
[feet lightly pounding]
[Brauman] Noah!
[grumbles]
I see you hiding in that air conditioning over there.
Man, he done found him somethin', didn't he?
[Brauman] My name's Lance Brauman, I'm a professional track and field coach.
-Coached 11 people under 10 seconds. -[swooshing]
I think the tally is like 82 world medals.
-[motivational slapping] -[watch jangling]
-[Brauman] Runners to your mark. -[motivational claps]
Set!
[whistle blows]
[Brauman] At this level, you don't teach them how to run fast.
You just try to teach them how to run fast better.
All right. Let's look at something quick.
[Brauman] Joe!
[tense music playing]
[man] He's not driving, like he's up too quick.
Look at the angle of the shin, it's always up and he's…
It's high here, yeah.
Head and ass move at the same time down the track.
[Brauman] Noah's genetically gifted,
but, you know, we have work to do in this 100 meters.
Runners to your mark.
[Brauman] That first 30 meters is not as natural to him
as it is to some guys.
I want you aggressive through that zone, let's go.
[music stops]
[Johnson] If you get a poor start in the 100 meters,
the other athletes are gone.
-[Brauman] Set… -[whistle blows]
-[commentator] Bolt is not a fast starter. -[pistol fires]
He didn't get away well!
[Johnson] Usain Bolt never got a good start.
But then once he gets up into his running,
-he's able to catch up to the field -[crowd cheers]
and then pass the field because he's got a long stride.
[commentator 1] And here comes Usain Bolt,
powering through to the line!
[Johnson] That's a unique ability that made him so unique
that allowed him to put the records out of reach.
[Brauman] Set!
[Johnson] Like Usain…
-Noah's start is not great. -[whistle blows]
He's thinking too much.
He's just short on his steps. Like you said, he's shuffling just a bit.
-[Brauman] Set! -[whistle blows]
You think about his stride length versus Usain's stride length.
That's why he has to have a better start
so that he's not losing so much ground.
And that's a problem.
Drive through the first ten, get the hip and foot moving first,
drive the head down the track and not up.
[Lyles] Erm, I expect high things of myself.
My training hasn't been exactly what I wanted to see.
I don't give a shit about anything else. Keep it down and drive.
We've gotta be accelerating through 30.
[Lyles] With the 200, I'm never worried.
-[Brauman] Set! -[whistle blows]
[Lyles] With the 100… there's always a little bit of-of doubt.
-[dramatic music pulses and fades] -[horn beeps]
[water trickling]
[Camossi] Three, two, one - go.
[water splashes]
[Camossi] Come on, you're halfway there.
[Camossi] Stop.
Okay, recover and come back.
[Jacobs] You're an athlete 24 hours a day.
Go!
[Jacobs] I train all year-round
-and every day to compete. -[water splashes vigorously]
-So, for me not competing is difficult. -[water splashes less]
No issues with your knees?
No problem… okay.
Back of my leg is sore now.
But… it's very mild.
[speaks Italian]
[exhales repeatedly]
[Jacobs] I had to work hard.
[strains]
But now I'm ready for the Paris race.
Whoo!
Mentally I am… I am strong.
[exhales]
Noah Lyles… I know he can run very fast.
-Not easy, but I'm here for a reason. -[strains]
I have to do it because in two months
I have the World Championship.
[strains]
If I get past this, no one can stop me.
-[motivational claps] -[speaks Italian]
Okay. Vamos.
["Pull up in a Phantom" by Deem Jaye]
♪ Feelin' legendary Though already scary ♪
♪ The intuition is shot Pride is heavy ♪
♪ They know what I bring to the table ♪ Is hard to carry ♪
♪ But I make it look easy So you know I'm deadly ♪
[music stops]
[door opening]
-[indistinct chatter] -[laughing]
Michelin-star cuisine. [giggles]
[Jacobs] Let's go through the schedule.
[speaking Italian]
The race is at 10.12pm
I have Omanyala on one side and Lyles on the other.
[crunches bread]
[dishes clattering]
[Omanyala] One thing to beat someone is to get in their heads,
and you find an athlete who stares at you,
I've beaten him mentally already.
[indistinct chatter]
[Omanyala] It's about the mind.
It's no longer about physicality when you get to these tough races.
It's about looking at the reactions of other athletes.
Let me go figure out where to sit.
-I gotta figure out where I'm goin'. -Yeah!
[Lyles] I've done so much mental training.
I can walk into a room and automatically see who's scared,
who's worried if I'm gonna look at them and who thinks they'll beat me.
You notice I never said who thinks they'll win,
'cause they never think that, 'cause I'mma always catchin' 'em.
Noah will take off…
-If he gets the take off right… -20 meters…
-[Jacobs] If he gets the take off right… -[hums]
In any case, we will focus on ourselves.
["Pull up in a Phantom" by Deem Jaye playing]
♪ They're hating on me 'Cause I play it better ♪
♪ I don't care for your weakness Your vendettas ♪
♪ All of my team getting go-getters ♪
[reporter] It is race day here in Paris.
The hottest ticket right now is for this men’s 100.
We have the Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs
facing off against the 200m champion Noah Lyles.
[Lyles] Unlike the 200, where I have a ton of experience,
-I'm very comfortable, -[camera clicking]
-the 100 is that race where I want to see, -[camera clicking]
that start come to life. [camera clicking]
You know, I need to be able to put my hand in the… first person's pocket.
And if I can do that, then I know the race is mine.
I think that everything that I do,
I have to stop looking in the rear-view mirror,
to look at the road in front of me and see what lies ahead.
[referee] Set.
[pistol fires]
[crowd cheers]
["Pull up in a Phantom" by Deem Jaye playing]
[bells ringing]
[music continues]
[feet stomping]
[motivational applauding]
[man] Attention, this is the first call for the men's 100 meters.
[feet pounding quickly]
♪ Keepin' alive, my homies came in ♪
[music stops]
So many things can happen in the 100 and little time to make up.
♪ Cars, money Girls in the club, oh man ♪
[Lyles] It's a great field,
but I believe that I've put in the work to not lose in this race,
which means I'm coming for you.
-Hammer into the ground. -Hammer into the ground.
You need a strike.
[tense music playing]
[Omanyala] This kind of hype around races…
running against the big boys,
that's what makes me run fast.
It's going to be a tough race.
Nobody is looking at me, but nobody's going to beat me.
[shouts]
[electronic beeping]
♪ I'm from the 3-1-2 ♪
♪ Where cops don't come through And dreams don't come true ♪
Come on, let's bring it home.
[swishing]
[man] Five minutes.
Five minutes.
[indistinct chatter]
[Jacobs] You enter a mode where
you totally disengage from what is around you.
You focus only on what you are doing.
[slapping loudly]
[man] Hey guys, it's time.
[motivational clapping]
[indistinct chatter]
[heartbeat pulsing]
[Jacobs] I'm trying to keep as calm as I can, listen to my body.
An armor falls on me, like Superman,
in which nothing and nobody can beat me.
[man] Let's go.
[suspenseful music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[suspenseful music intensifies]
[crowd cheering intensifies]
[crowd applauding]
Okay.
-[crowd cheering intensifies] -[crowd whistles]
[indistinct announcer]
-[cheering intensifies] -[whistling intensifies]
[indistinct announcer continues]
-[Daza] Can you see him? -[Marcell's Son] It's Dad!
Are you ready?
[indistinct announcer continues]
-[cheering continues] -[applauding continues]
[suspenseful music fades out]
[commentator] What a night it's been so far in Paris already.
Noah Lyles asking for a little bit of help from the crowd,
-a bit of atmosphere. -[crowd cheering intensifies]
-World champion now at 200 meters, -[crowd applauding]
and he will want to beat
-the Olympic champion. -[drums pulse]
-[Marcell's Son] Mom? -[Daza] Yes?
[Marcell's Son] What are you doing?
I'm a bit nervous, honey.
-What? -A bit nervous.
[indistinct announcer]
[Daza] When I watch Marcell race, it is very emotional for me.
[motivational claps from the crowd]
[Daza] The moment I watch him start…
I sort of black out.
[Daza] Say a little prayer?
[indistinct announcer stops]
[referee] On your mark.
[motivational claps]
[crowd cheering intensifies then fades]
[dramatic pulsing music fades in and intensifies]
[commentator] Will it be the Olympic champion?
What about Omanyala?
[dramatic pulsing music continues]
Or will it be Lyles?
Jacobs last to settle.
[dramatic pulsing music fades]
[heartbeat pulsing]
[referee] Set.
[echoing]
[Lyles] As the gun goes off…
[starter pistol fires]
[high-pitch ringing]
It's like creating a bomb.
[starter pistol echoes]
[Jacobs] You gather all the energy you have at that very moment.
You go as fast as you can. You run as hard as you can.
[music intensifies]
[starter blocks rattle] [crowd cheering loudly]
[commentator] Jacobs out really well.
A lot of work to do for Noah Lyles.
[motivational clapping]
[crowd cheering]
Lyles working hard.
[dramatic music intensifies]
Is he going to get there?
Who's going to get it?
[crowd cheering]
It's Lyles!
[crowd cheering]
Just maybe by a hundredth or so!
-Yeah! Go Lyles! -[crowd applauding]
Lyles to Omanyala!
[triumphant music playing]
Jacobs left trailing!
[motivational claps]
[indistinct announcer]
["Sayin' my Name" by Deem Jaye playing]
♪ Greatness want to know ♪
[commentator] What about Jacobs? Big question marks for him now.
-Where are we going? -Ooh, that sound…
[Daza] What a shame, honey.
Dad came fifth.
-[Marcell's Son] Why did he come fifth? -[Daza] Because Dad isn't in great shape.
[music fades out]
[commentator] Nobody could deal with Lyles' finish
as he overtakes Omanyala just at the end.
What's going on with the Olympic champion? He was in the back…
[indistinct chatter]
It's not a big deal, baby.
-You didn't come last. -[Marcell's Son indistinct exclaiming]
I know.
[exciting music playing]
[Lyles] Hey, ma!
Technically, I set it up as perfect as we could have had it.
It really was what I've been looking for, for a long time.
[Boldon] Noah Lyles really has everybody's attention.
He is the man to beat.
But to pull off a double at the World Championships,
he has to compete against the fastest men on the planet.
[exciting music intensifies and fades]
[dramatic music playing]
[commentator] The World Championships are just days away.
[Sha'Carri Richardson] Anything can happen.
-We at war now. -[pistol fires]
-[Boldon] The United States… -[Bolt] and Jamaica.
[Boldon] There is an intense rivalry.
[Fred Kerley] When you got the crown, everybody coming for you.
[Boldon] With Sha'Carri, it's "look at me…"
This my world, they just in it.
Volume ten.
Let's go!
You might wanna calm down.
[Boldon] "I'm about to shock the world."
[dramatic music continues]
[man] Two strong females going head to head.
[Richardson] On the track it's a different energy.
[Boldon] Noah Lyles…
[commentator] He wants the 100, 200 double.
200 is my wife, the 100 is my mistress.
[Bishop] That's the side chick.
[laughing hysterically]
[yells]
That guy is something else.
[cheering loudly]
[crowd cheers]
Is Zharnel always in the conversation?
He's just another person on the map, another person to beat.
[man] The time has come.
[Lyles] Next stop, World Championship.
[Jackson] You better be ready.
There's no turning back from here.
[feet pounding]
[crowd cheers]
[music intensifies]
[music stops abruptly]
["I Came to Move Mountains" by Read Means Run playing]
Subtitle creation by: Lesley Taylor
[title track music fades]