Olympic 100-meter champion Noah Lyles has canceled his much-anticipated showdown with Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill, due to "personal reasons."
Hill had challenged Lyles to a 50-yard race days after the American sprinter won gold in the 100 meters at the Paris Games last year.
Lyles said that plans were to hold the race against Hill this weekend in New York's Times Square.
"We were very deep into creating the event," Lyles told reporters at the Stagwell Global Sport Beach event in Cannes, France. "In fact, it was supposed to happen this weekend.