Olympic Champion Noah Lyles Shows the World His Adorkable Side

Noah Lyles can claim the title of world’s fastest man after winning the Olympics 100-m dash at the Stade France on Sunday. He may also be able to claim the title of the most famous—and certainly the fastest—anime fan.

After a spectacularly close photo-finish saw Lyles take gold, the 27-year-old Team USA runner—known to be a showman—made sure to dedicate a bit of his celebrations to his love for the genre of Japanese animation popularly associated in the U.S. with nerds...