Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles cruise through 1st round of 100 meters at US track championships
Sha'Carri Richardson led the women in 10.90 seconds and Noah Lyles won his heat in 9.97 as both advanced to Friday's semifinals.
- On Thursday, Olympic gold medallist Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson advanced to the 100m semi-finals at the U.S. Athletics Championships, cruising through their opening heats.
- Former world champion Christian Coleman set the fastest time of the day with a 9.96 finish in the first heat, while Lyles posted a 9.97 to qualify.
- Richardson topped the women's heats in 10.90sec, while two-time Olympic 200m silver medallist Kenny Bednarek and Courtney Lindsey also won their respective heats to advance.
- The fourth men's heat saw drama when officials disqualified JaDarien Parker following false-start warnings that briefly halted the sprinters' start.
- Semifinals and finals occur Friday at Icahn Stadium in New York, where Coleman predicts a "fast final" and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden focuses solely on the 200m.
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