U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles on Wednesday heaped praise on his girlfriend, fellow Olympian Jenelle Bromfield, following her high-profile run at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Lyles, who won gold and bronze medals in the 100 and 200 metres respectively, praised Bromfield, who also competed in France but did not win a medal, as a “fighter” and a “survivor” while speaking about his Olympic experience on the Today show.
“She’s been running since she was 8 years old and made the Jamaican team,” Lyles said of Bromfield, who was also in the show’s New York studio.
“She’s so talented and competed in the open 400m at the Olympics this year. I’m so proud of her. Of course she’s a survivor, she’s a fighter and she’s smart. As my mum says, she has resilience and no matter what happens she gets up and comes back. I think these are similar qualities that I find in myself and that we can all relate to.”
After Bromfield He answered the interview in an Instagram post. “If ever I doubt myself he’ll remind me how amazing I am ❤️‼️,” she wrote on Wednesday.
Lyles and Bromfield, who have been together since 2022 after years of discussions, were each other’s biggest supporters in Paris, even though Lyles’ Olympic appearance was cut short by COVID-19.
Days before her appearance on the “Today” show, Lyles, 27, publicly praised Blomfied, a bronze medalist in the 4×400-meter relay at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, in a lengthy Instagram post saying she had had to contend with “pure disrespect and hatred from my own country.”
“I just want to tell my girlfriend how proud I am of her and give her the flowers she deserves 💐” Posted by Lyles August 17th.
“She has been through so much in her life, more than I could ever imagine. Not only that, but she has survived, competed in two Olympics, been an Olympic medallist, won multiple world championship medals and represented Jamaica on the world stage since she was eight years old.
“But what’s most impressive I’ve seen recently is how she handled the pure disrespect and hatred directed towards her from her own country. This woman was attacked by people she’d never met, heard her name, seen her smile or heard what she believes. Yet she continues to forge ahead, confident that God will always make a way. And that’s why God continues to bless her!”
Lyles did not elaborate on the apparent backlash, but “Truck World News” Podcast His comments caused a furor last month when they suggested he was in possession of classified information.
“Drama has emerged from the Jamaican camp. [for] “It’s been at least five years,” he said. According to Us Weekly:“There [are] I often refer to Jamaicans, but I’m not trying to pontificate about knowing information that other people don’t know.”
One Instagram user slammed Lyles in the comments section, saying he “ought to apologise to her for publicly disclosing that she had a discussion with you.”
Bromfield, 26, thanked Lyles for his heartfelt message and praised his character.
“I will always love and appreciate you,” she said.
