US EditionLyles Beats Olympic Champion Tebogo in 200 Race at Diamond League Final
Noah Lyles seeks to overcome recent losses and challenging weather to claim his sixth Diamond League 200m title, competing against versatile rivals including Letsile Tebogo.
- US sprinter Noah Lyles narrowly edged out Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo to claim victory in the men’s 200-meter race at Thursday’s Diamond League final in Zurich.
- Lyles had recently recovered from Covid and took bronze at the 2024 Paris Games, where Tebogo and Kenneth Bednarek finished ahead of him.
- Lyles ran 19.74 seconds to claim a record sixth Diamond League title and praised Tebogo’s versatility from 100m to 400m events.
- Lyles emphasized that securing victories is his top priority and acknowledged that staying calm was crucial to his strong finish and success.
- This victory boosts Lyles’ confidence as he prepares for the upcoming World Championships in Tokyo, affirming he is on the right path for more titles.
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Lyles beats Olympic champion Tebogo in 200 race at Diamond League final
Noah Lyles warmed up for the upcoming athletics world championships by chasing down Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo to win the 200 meters at the Diamond League final.
The US-American defeats the Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo at world class Zurich over 200 meters in 19.74 seconds. The rematch is also a battle announcement for the World Cup.
With the eagerly awaited 200 m hit of the men, a very big athletics evening came to an end in Zurich! 100 m Olympic champion Noah Lyles fought with the last energy on the finish line Letsile Tebogo (Botswana), who won the 200 m in the previous year's games in Paris, in 19.74 to 19.76. The German spear thrower Julian Weber had previously provided for a world best performance at 91.51 m. What a great evening in Letzigrund 16 days before the World …
Lyles trumps Tebogo in Zurich; Alfred shines
Olympic 100 meters champions Noah Lyles and Julien Alfred will head to the world championships in Tokyo in two weeks' time on the back of impressive victories at Thursday's Diamond League finals on Thursday. Lyles and Alfred were but two of the cream of track and field's elite who rose…
On the 2nd day of the meeting, on Thursday evening in Letzi, the multitude of 26 decisions took place. We deliver them in a short-run.
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