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A quadruple threat at this summer’s Olympics, Noah Lyles – aka the world’s fastest man – lives a life defined by a series of dizzying digits. A six-time world champion, a 2020 Tokyo Olympic 200m bronze medallist, and a sprinter who has top speeds of up to 37km per hour. However, for Lyles snatching gold medals and breaking world records isn’t enough: he wants to enrich and transform his sport, as both a culture and an industry. “We have to break away from the Olympic model, meaning that we can’t put all of our eggs in that basket,” he says. “We have to find other ways to modernise the sport and give it more sufficient legs to stand on.” For #TheReadySetGoIssue of @dazed, we chat to the athlete about wanting to spark a revolution in the sport, his goals and hopes for the 2024 Olympics, and if being delulu is the solulu. See more: https://rb.gy/0sfa8g