Jamaicans have waded into the beef between Americans Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles, picking who they want to beat the other at the 2025 World Championships.
Jamaicans look to have already settled on their favourite between American rivals Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles after their track spat at the US Championships on Sunday.
Rivalry escalated when Lyles beat Bednarek in the 200m final and gave him a cheeky stare with the former reacting by shoving him out of his way.
That led to a spat with Lyles asking for an apology while Bednarek claimed he had been disrespected by the three-time world 200m champion.
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Despite defeating Kenny Bednarek at the US Championships, Noah Lyles admitted that a late, injury-hit start to his season has been testing his confidence as he builds toward peak form.
With the beef set to escalate as the two vie for gold at the 2025 World Championships, Jamaicans seem to have picked a side and there is no guessing where they have settled.
Jamaicans have a long-standing disdain for Lyles following his victories over their athletes at major championships while the relationship was strained further before and during the 2024 Paris Olympics when he claimed that his Jamaican fiancée Junelle Bromfield had given him all the secrets about Team Jamaica before the 100m final, which be beat Kishane Thompson for gold.
Jamaicans Stand by Kenny Bednarek
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Kenny Bednarek (R) Noah Lyles (C).
Jamaicans have therefore flooded the comment section of Bednarek’s social media to support him and the American sprinter endeared himself to them further when he used Masicka’s hit song Mute to celebrate his World Championships qualification.
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Kenny Bednarek has broken his silence after the US Championships 200m final, calling out Noah Lyles for unsportsmanlike behaviour and vowing to beat him next time.
“Since we as Jamaicans don’t like Noah, we approve the song choice and we’re backing you at the World Championship in the 200m,” said a fan.
“Kenny badness! Go to Jamaica, go eat some yellow yam and few steam snapper, and you will beat Noah,” responded a fan while another user weighed in, saying: “Rep, rep, rep. We rooting for you.”
“Noah owes you an apology. That was unsportsmanlike behavior from him. You are the true winner, and you were cheated.”
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Olympics 200m champion Gabby Thomas has disclosed the worrying reason for her struggles at the US Championships, which could hamper her at World Championships.
“Kenny is the People’s champion protecting us from Jussie Noah’s courtroom drama!!! Kenny is gonna get him at worlds,” predicted another fan.
Lyles will be looking to silence his critics, however, as he has dominated at the last two championships, winning gold in both 100m and 200m and the 2023 World Championships and the Olympics 100m title in Paris last year.
