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Noah Lyles reveals concern with the 2024 Paris Olympic village as he plans talks with Team USA chiefs
Noah Lyles has become the latest athlete to express frustration with the Olympic village after struggling to find his own 'safe place' in the complex.
A number of competitors in Paris have fumed over the Olympic village, which has been blasted as 'woke' for offering up cardboard beds, stuffy rooms without air conditioning and predominantly vegan food after organizers set their sights on making the Games more eco-friendly than ever before.
US tennis star Coco Gauff revealed at the weekend that her entire team had packed up and fled to a hotel as a result, while six South Korean swimmers also did the same to avoid having to make hot and busy journeys to their events on public transport.
And now Lyles, America's 100m and 200m sprint champion tipped for gold in Paris this summer, has voiced his own concerns with the village after becoming 'popular' with other athletes.
Noah Lyles has become the latest athlete to express frustration with the Olympic village
That extra attention means the 27-year-old, one of the biggest stars at this summer's Games, has been hounded for photos by his fellow Olympians, which has come as a frustration as he looks to get in the zone for his track events over the next week.
'I've become kind of popular in the village,' Lyles told USA Today. 'Unfortunately, that has come with its own set of challenges, being able to find my own space within the village whether that's eating or training in the gym.
'Some athletes like to leave the village and find their own hotels, but I like to enjoy the whole Olympic event being with other athletes and stuff like that. But it has come with its own challenges of finding my own safe place.'
It has become such a challenge for Lyles, in fact, that he even plans to raise the issue with Team USA chiefs once this summer's Olympics comes to an end.
'It's kind of hard for me to find that space within the village and I don't want to leave,' he continued. 'But it's definitely something I feel like after this Olympics I'm gonna have to have conversations higher up. Whoever that's in charge of that and making that more available and more aware.
Several athletes have hit out at the 'woke' Olympic village, which offers cardboard beds (pictured) for them to sleep on
But Lyles' frustration comes with the attention he is receiving from other competitors, leaving him without a 'safe place' to relax in
The 27-year-old is tipped to win gold medals in various sprint events in Paris this summer
'I'm not even the most popular person in the village so I know I'm not the only one who's had to deal with situations like this. Even though we might be superstars in your eyes, we still are human beings and we do want to be able to have our space and our time. I want to be able to enjoy the Olympics just like you guys are.'
Lyles is set to compete in the men's 100m competition, which gets underway this Saturday and concludes a day later.
He is also taking part in the 200m from Monday August 5 to Tuesday August 6, as well as the 4x100m relay from Thursday August 8 to Friday August 9.
The Florida-born star won a 200m bronze medal at his first Olympics three years ago in Tokyo, but is looking to go one better in Paris one year after he became the first man to complete a sprint treble at the World Championships since Usain Bolt in 2015.