US EditionSeville Storms Past Lyles for Lausanne 100m Win
Oblique Seville won with a 9.87-second sprint in heavy rain, defeating Olympic champion Noah Lyles for the second time before the Tokyo world championships.
- Oblique Seville won the men's 100m final at the Lausanne Diamond League on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, in Switzerland, beating Olympic champion Noah Lyles.
- Seville continued his successful rivalry with Lyles, having previously defeated him in London last month, and secured another win despite the challenging wet and rainy conditions at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise.
- Seville clocked 9.87 seconds in the rain, claiming he can run much faster and expressing confidence in his start and drive heading to the World Championships in Tokyo.
- Lyles finished second with a time of 10.02 seconds, citing a poor reaction to the gun as the only issue, marking his third straight 100m Diamond League loss this season.
- Meanwhile, Keely Hodgkinson set a meet record in the women's 800m with 1:55.69, breaking a 23-year-old record, and American Josh Hoey won the men's 800m in 1:42.82 amid challenging weather.
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Akani Simbine off the podium at wet Lausanne Diamond League meet
A week out from track and field’s Diamond League final in Zurich, some of the biggest stars of the sport were in action in Lausanne on Wednesday for the penultimate leg of the 2025 season. The meeting went ahead with many events held in the rain. Three South Africans were involved in the action – Akani Simbine (100m), Prudence Sekgodiso (800m) and Jo-Ane van Dyk (javelin). ‘Really impressive’ Oblique Seville won the men’s 100m, beating Olympic c…
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The Hamilton SpectatorNoah Lyles loses to Oblique Seville in the 100 at rain-soaked Lausanne meet
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic 100-meter champion Noah Lyles was beaten again by Oblique Seville when the Jamaican splashed to victory Wednesday at a rain-soaked Athletissima meet.
Noah Lyles has once again been slower than the 100m Oblique Seville.The Olympic champion failed in second place with a 10 seconds 02 time in Lausanne.
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