Lyles storms to victory, Alfred beats Jefferson-Wooden at Rome Diamond League
Lyles opened his Diamond League season with a 9.88-second win, and Alfred edged Jefferson-Wooden in their first 200m meeting.
- On Thursday, American Olympic champion Noah Lyles won the men's 100 metres at the Rome Diamond League, while Julien Alfred defeated world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden in the women's 200 metres at Stadio Olimpico.
- Lyles overcame a slow start to storm across the line in 9.88 seconds, later stating, "I am not showing anywhere to lose. I am here to win."
- Posting a winning time of 21.93 seconds, Alfred pulled away from Jefferson-Wooden in the final straight, noting, "I am a lot stronger now than I used to be."
- In other events, Norway's Henriette Jaeger won the 400m, while Likina Amebaw led an Ethiopian 1-2-3 finish in the 5000m, and American Trey Cunningham claimed the 110m hurdles in 12.98 seconds.
- Britain's Keely Hodgkinson, who targets the 800m world record this year, opted to race the shorter 400m distance to build speed, finishing seventh with a personal best of 51.14.
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Lyles storms to victory, Alfred beats Jefferson-Wooden at Rome Diamond League
ROME, June 4 : American Olympic champion Noah Lyles made a winning start to his Diamond League campaign in the men's 100 metres at the Rome meeting on Thursday, and Julien Alfred beat world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden in the women's 200 metres.Lyles was his usual confident self, soaking up the Stadio Ol
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Inspiring the culture of the sport of athletics with well prepared and thought-provoking content, that is written, podcast, video and images. A few of the standout performances during the 2026 Rome Diamond League meet include American sprinter Noah Lyles clocking a 9.88-second performance for the 100 metre win. Five ran sub-10 seconds, including Italian Marcell Jacobs, who ran a season best 9.99. Jacobs has experienced injuries over the past few…
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Barbados TodayAlfred beats Jefferson-Wooden in Diamond League opener
Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred stormed to victory in the women’s 200m, defeating the reigning World champion at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea Wanda Diamond League meeting on Thursday, June 4, at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico. https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ssstwitter.com_1780606307639.mp4 Alfred, who will turn 25 next week, finished in 21.93 seconds with a 1.3 metre-per-second tailwind. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, the American who won b…
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