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Wraps. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket issued. Andy Belanger (illustrator). Format is 7 inches by 10 inches. Dated July 23, 2021. 20 pages including covers. Illustrated covers. Illustrations (color). This is a special publication made in connection with the Summer 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. About 'Chasing Gold": The best athletes on the planet will gather in Tokyo this summer, hoping to etch their names in the Olympic record books. For track star Noah Lyles, it's a convergence of passions. The 2019 world champion is a favorite for the medals podium, having posted the year's fastest 200-meter time as the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. Off the track, Lyles is as colorful as he is thoughtful. The 24-year-old Alexandria native is a connoisseur of anime and manga, Japan's popular forms of storytelling, utilized for fiction and nonfiction alike. For "Chasing Gold, Washington Post reporters interviewed Lyles and the people around him. Scenes reflect the subject's memories and other reporting through some dialogue has been edited for length, clarity, and style. Noah Lyles (born July 18, 1997) is an American professional track and field sprinter competing in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic 200-meter bronze medalist and a two-time World champion, having won the event at the 2019 and 2022 World Athletics Championships. At these Championships Lyles also earned gold and silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay respectively. He holds personal bests of 9.86 seconds for the 100-meter and 19.31 seconds for the 200-meter, the latter being an American record making him the third fastest on the respective world all-time list. Lyles won a gold medal in the 200-meter during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. He won gold medals for the 100-meter and 4 × 100-meter relay during the 2016 World U20 Championships. He is a five-time Diamond League champion, including one 100-meter and four 200-meter titles. On August 4, 2021, Lyles won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 200-meter men's final with a time of 19.74 seconds, equaling his season's best from the U.S. Olympic Trials earlier that year. He followed this Olympic performance with a 19.52 (+1.5) in Eugene, Oregon on August 21, which was his second best performance and the ninth fastest 200-meter mark in history. On July 21, 2022, during the World Athletics Championships on home soil in Eugene, Oregon, Lyles claimed his second global title in the 200-meter and surpassed Michael Johnson's long standing record of 19.32 by running 19.31, which moved him to third on the world all-time list. He capped his fine season in the Zürich Diamond League final with victory in 200-meter, securing his fourth Diamond Trophy over the distance and fifth overall. Lyles was undefeated in his specialist event that year, breaking 20 seconds in all 12 of his races, including heats and finals. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.