Noah Lyles on Thursday warmed up for the upcoming athletics world championships by chasing down Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo to win the 200m at the Diamond League final.
Lyles trailed Tebogo at the start, but gradually erased the deficit over the final 100m and pipped the Botswana sprinter to the line by centimeters.
Lyles, the Olympic 100m champion and reigning world champion in both the 100m and 200m, clocked 19.74 seconds in a slight headwind. Tebogo was 0.02 seconds behind.
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It was Lyles’ sixth Diamond League title, a record for track athletes.
“Six, that’s a big number,” Lyles said. “Shoot, that’s another record on the list. That’s pretty cool, I’m not going to lie.”
Lyles had to settle for bronze in the 200m at the Paris Olympics, behind Tebogo and fellow American Kenneth Bednarek, but he said he feels ready to defend both his individual titles at the worlds in Tokyo next month.
“I know I’m fit, being able to run the whole 200. I’ve got top-end speed,” Lyles said.
It was a tight finish in the men’s 100m as well, as Christian Coleman of the US finished in 9.97 seconds to beat Akani Simbine of South Africa by 0.01 seconds. Ackeem Blake of Jamacia was another 0.01 back in third.
Femke Bol of the Netherlands continued her dominance in the women’s 400m hurdles, winning in a meet record 52.18 seconds to secure her fifth overall Diamond League title.
Bol has won 30 straight Diamond League races, dating back to 2020.
“Another Diamond League season undefeated,” Bol said. “It’s really cool.”
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