Noah Lyles says injury is forcing him out of track meet with $150,000 top prizes
Noah Lyles will miss the $150,000 first prizes after a left hamstring strain ended his season, but he will stay on as emcee and adviser.
- Olympic champion sprinter Noah Lyles has ended his season due to injury, withdrawing from this week's Ultimate Championships where he would have competed for $150,000 first prizes.
- The 29-year-old attributed his withdrawal to a 'small strain' in his hamstring sustained during July nationals, noting the injury 'caused some other things to flare up, and it' made continued practice difficult.
- Women's sprints feature the return of Sha'Carri Richardson to the track where she won worlds in 2023, while Olympic champion Gabby Thomas will face reigning world champion Melissa Jefferson-Wooden in the 200.
- The Ultimate Championships will proceed with a $10 million prize pool for top-ranked athletes, with the 200 meters now featuring American Kenny Bednarek and Letsile Tebogo of Botswana.
- Despite the withdrawal, Lyles will travel to Budapest for the event, serving as an emcee and creative adviser, saying 'I still think there's going to be an amazing competition and I'm excited to watch that.
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Olympic champion American sprinter Noah Lyles said that his season is over due to injury and that he will not participate in the upcoming track and field competition in Budapest, the last of the season.
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Noah Lyles says injury is forcing him out of track meet with $150,000 top prizes
Olympic champion sprinter Noah Lyles shut down his season because of injury and won't compete for the $150,000 first prizes in this week’s track Ultimate Championships in Hungary.
Lyles, who won gold in the 100m at the Paris Olympics and is a four-time world champion in the 200m, was set to be among the biggest stars of the Ultimate Championships.
Olympic champion Noah Lyles finished his season due to an injury and will not compete this week for the $150,000 awards for the first place in the Ultimate Championships of athletics.
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