Influencer and sport go hand in hand and one of them, very well known, will try the unthinkable.
The last Olympic Games, and in particular those of Paris 2024 for us in France, will certainly create vocations and desires for the youngest. The enthusiasm of the Olympic Games is a really unique thing for high -level athletes who very often see it as a real consecration.
Overall, participating in the Olympic Games is accessible for all the people who comply with the Olympic Charter and follow the rules of the International Federation (FI) which governs its sport. The FI then develops rules and organize qualifying tests, while the National Olympic Committee (CNO) of the country of the athlete supervises and supports the athlete and has the responsibility of registering him for the Games.
If the path promises to be very long, an influencer wants to try the adventure, his name: Ishowspeed. Well known on Youtube with more than 36 million subscribers thanks to his challenges, his rage attacks and his often prestigious guests in videos (Pogba, Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrick Mahomes etc …), the American goes fast … very quickly.
He notably finished, with a time of 4.44 seconds, among the fastest athletes of the Draft NFL on 36.5m. His reputation on the sprint was mainly done during his duel against Olympic champion Noah Lyles as part of a 100,000 dollars bet. On a 50m, Speed started better than the gold medalist of the Paris Olympics before finally bowing for not much.
The road is therefore still promised to be long, especially since the American selection is the most difficult as an INSEP coach explains. “You must not only run within 9.90 seconds, but also overcome the formidable American competition, where only the three best are selected.”
To achieve this, Darren Jason Watkins Jr of his real name, will be coached by the 4x100m Olympic champion, Sha’Carri Richardson who offered her services during the last Super Bowl. “Before running, I must first teach you to be a sprinter … You come for a day, you do all my training, and after that, we can organize something. But you must first do what I do before running … You must first be an athlete on a track before a race.”