Olympic heroes like Noah Lyles are going for the only gold that matters: The one in League of Legends

Noah Lyles is, essentially, a superhero. The sprinter has enough gold medals to his name to establish his own personal Bretton Woods system, and he's just cinched another one—in the men's 100 metres—at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

But whatever, because our man's got his eye on the actual prize: getting past all this running nonsense and getting down to real sport of champions—League of Legends (via NME). Lyles mentioned his passion for League in a recent Twitter exchange. Spanish Olympic canoeist Pau Echaniz tweeted that he wouldn't «get on a canoe until I reach gold,» alongside a photo of the League client on a gaming laptop, placed conspicuously next to his Paris bronze medal for the men's kayak single. 

No me monto en una piragüa hasta que suba a oro https://t.co/YvoGLWElM4 pic.twitter.com/NCNu7EtOD0August 5, 2024

Lyles was quick to respond: «This bout to be me after the 4x100m,» tweeted the athlete. The game's official account was quick to take advantage, tweeting «Fastest man in the world plays League… Rammus main confirmed.»

Is there a link between LoL and athletic performance? Could I too reach peak physical condition by dedicating time to a MOBA? The answer, of course, is yes.

It's not the first time Lyles has outed himself as a League player. Last year he was showing off his League-themed gaming PC on YouTube, and he has a well-documented love of other nerd treasures like Yu-Gi-Oh and Dragonball Z. 

Noah Lyles broke out a Yu-Gi-Oh! card for the second day in a row before his 100m race.