Big gains for Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson as they top social charting record post-Paris Olympics
Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson lead a social media chart as well as five other track and field stars post-Paris Olympics.
Following the end of the Paris Olympics, Noah Lyles, Sha’Carri Richardson, and a host of other track and field stars are still making waves with their online visibility, which has seen them among the leaders of a social media chatting record.
The American track stars as part of the standout athletes in Paris, saw their online engagements and visibility skyrocket, especially on Instagram
Sha’Carri Richardson
The world 100m champion was already the face of women’s sprint and one of the most followed track athletes before the Olympics.
With a stabilized media presence before Paris, Richardson improved it after her 100m silver medal and anchoring Team USA’s 4x100m relay squad to gold in domineering style.
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Her followers peaked by over 790,000 new fans to now having 4.2M followers – strengthening her position as the most followed American track and field athlete.
Noah Lyles
Lyles was and remains the most talked about track star pre and post-Olympics, as his controversial and vocal personality landed him in most news headlines globally.
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From winning the Olympic 100m title to settling for the bronze medal in his trademark 200m event but later revealing he ran the race ill with COVID, to rekindling his back and forth with the NBA and their superstars, and then starting a rivalry with NFL star Tyreek Hill – Lyles was the villain that brought more attention to track and field sport in Paris.
