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Justin Trudeau and Athletics Canada troll Noah Lyles following 4x100m relay gold-medal win

by Lorraine Carpenter

“Sorry. 👀🥇”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Athletics Canada in trolling American sprinter Noah Lyles on social media today. At the World Relays earlier this year, Lyles had laughed off a reporter’s question about Canada being a threat to the U.S. in the 4x100m relay event.

At the Olympics in Paris this afternoon, Canada won the gold medal in the 4x100m relay.

After congratulation the runners (Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Brendon Rodney), Trudeau took the opportunity to reply to a post of Lyles’ video with a characteristically Canadian “sorry” accompanied by eyes and gold-medal emojis.

Justin Trudeau and Athletics Canada troll Noah Lyles following 4x100m relay gold-medal win

Noah Lyles, meanwhile, was unable to participate in today’s event due to being ill with COVID-19. He was still able to win a bronze medal in the 200m yesterday, as well as gold in the 100m on Sunday.

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.