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IShowSpeed Called Out by USA Track Star Christian Coleman amid Viral Race Videos

Timothy Rapp@@TRappaRTX.com LogoFeatured Columnist IVNovember 24, 2024

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: Christian Coleman of Team United States competes in the Men's 4x100m Relay Final on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images

United States track star Christian Coleman is willing to race IShowSpeed, or train with him, after the social media star ran the 50m dash against Noah Lyles and posted a respectable finish against the Olympics superstar.

"I mean, I guess," Coleman told TMZ Sports, smirking, when asked if he would be interested in racing IShowSpeed himself. "If he wanted to. But my thing is with these type of situations, what do I get from this? As long as it's in good spirit, and we're prompting the sport and it's a healthy respect. As long as nobody, or him especially, feels like this is a serious thing. ... I'd be down, just for entertainment factor, but what do I get from that? He's clearly not faster than Noah."

Coleman did acknowledge that Speed was an impressive athlete who would easily beat the average person in a race.

YouTube stars performing in sporting events that are more spectacle than the pinnacle of their event—see the Paul brothers—has become all the rage. Speed put up a respectable showing against Lyles, but it remained clear that the Olympic champion was a cut above.