01x01 - Heir To The Throne

[bunniefuu]

[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 k*ll these guys.
- [music stops]

[woman] Once the g*n go off

[starter p*stol fires]

[woman] we're at w*r.

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]

{an8}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.

{an8}[commentator 1] Noah Lyles!

{an8}[Noah Lyles] I'm the third
fastest human being ever to live.

Soon to be the first.

{an8}I'm Sha'Carri Richardson.

I'm a Bentley. Fast, expensive.

- Elegant...
- Oh no, you faster than speed.

{an8}My name is Shericka Jackson.

{an8}- Zharnel Hughes.
- Gabby Thomas.

{an8}Marcell Jacobs.

{an8}- I'm Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

- I'm an Olympic champion,
- [crowd cheers]

a world champion.

- A mommy.
- [dramatic music intensifies]

{an8}- 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 p*stol fires]

[commentator] And t hat 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]

{an8}- 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 p*stol 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.

{an8}And I run in circles for a living.

{an8}♪ We feelin' alright ♪

{an8}♪ I remember being 17 ♪

{an8}♪ 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]

{an8}[commentator] We wondered what he'd do.
[laughs]

{an8}[Lyles] I'm a true believer
that the moment isn't bigger than me...

{an8}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 b*ttlefield.

[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 p*stol firing]

[music continues]

[man indistinct shouting]

[man 1 indistinct shouting]

{an8}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 g*n.

[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 g*n fires]

{an8}[commentator] There's a world title
on the line

{an8}- 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.

{an8}[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!

{an8}- There is no one on this planet
- [crowd cheers]

{an8}- 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.

{an8}- You are competing against,
- [swooshing]

{an8}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.



[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]

{an8}[commentator] We've waited a long time,
ever since Usain Bolt retired.

{an8}Who is going to be

that next Olympic


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]

[p*stol 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

{an8}- 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 sh**t
against the other teams, okay?

[man 2] sh**t!

[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.

{an8}- And there is no crown is heavier
- [swooshing]

than the Olympic 100-meter gold medal.

[starter p*stol 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]
- [p*stol 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, expl*sive.

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.

{an8}- 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 a*s 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.
- [p*stol fires]

He didn't get away well!

[Johnson] Usain Bolt
never got a good start.

{an8}But then once he gets up into
his running,

{an8}- he's able to catch up to the field
- [crowd cheers]

{an8}and then pass the field
because he's got a long stride.

{an8}[commentator 1] And here comes Usain Bolt,

{an8}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 sh*t 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.

{an8}[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.

[p*stol 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 g*n goes off...

[starter p*stol fires]

[high-pitch ringing]

It's like creating a b*mb.

[starter p*stol 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]

{an8}[dramatic music playing]

{an8}[commentator] The World Championships are
just days away.

[Sha'Carri Richardson]
Anything can happen.

- We at w*r now.
- [p*stol 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.


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]

[title track music fades]