Noah Lyles storms into history books with world 200m gold in 19.31sec
by Reuters from US news | The Guardian on (#61PA6)
- Lyles leads second US clean sweep of championship
- 25-year-old breaks Johnson's longstanding US record
Noah Lyles produced a dominating performance to retain his 200m title in 19.31sec at the world championships on Thursday, becoming the third-fastest athlete of all time over the distance and leading a second American sprint podium sweep.
Lyles, who won Olympic bronze in Tokyo, led at the halfway point and exploded through the finish, with his compatriots Kenny Bednarek (19.77) and 18-year-old Erriyon Knighton (19.80) battling out of the turn and down the straight for silver and bronze.
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