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France 24
4 days ago
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- France 24
Seville outshines Olympic champion Lyles in season-opening 100m
Lyles, in lane five outside Seville and inside Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, had a terrible start and spent the whole race attempting to chase down the Jamaican. Seville, twice a fourth-placed finisher in the blue riband event at the two last world championships, duly held his nerve, crossing the line at the London Stadium in 9.86 seconds, with Lyles fighting back to finish second in 10.00sec. Britain's Anguilla-born Zharnel Hughes rounded out the podium in 10.02sec. The build-up to Lyles' first 100m of the season, after he beat Tebogo in the 200m in Monaco last week, was all about the American coming back from an ankle tendon injury and finetuning his form ahead of September's world championships in Tokyo. The 28-year-old, ever the showman, insisted Friday that his goal for the season was to win three gold medals in the Japanese capital, to repeat the triple golden medal haul he enjoyed at the 2023 world championships in Budapest. Arms raised, eyes shut, Lyles applauded the 60,000-capacity crowd and span around on his spikes to acknowledge the rapturous welcome, which was also afforded to Tebogo. As the sprinters settled in their blocks, the sun shone through on West Ham's stadium, a wholesale change from earlier thunder storms. But Seville made the difference from the starter's gun and was never in danger of not winning. Seville's Jamaican teammate Kishane Thompson, the fastest man this year over 100m with a time of 9.75sec, was present in London, but only as part of a strong Jamaican 4x100m relay team seeking to bag a qualifying time for the Tokyo worlds. Thompson anchored the Jamaican quartet to victory in 37.80sec to ensure a berth in the Japanese capital. "We are very grateful to get the job done," Thompson said.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Seville outshines Olympic champion Lyles in season-opening 100m
Jamaica's Oblique Seville outshone Olympic champion Noah Lyles in the men's 100m at the Diamond League in London on Saturday. Lyles, in lane five outside Seville and inside Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, had a terrible start and spent the whole race attempting to chase down the Jamaican. Seville, twice a fourth-placed finisher in the blue riband event at the two last world championships, duly held his nerve, crossing the line at the London Stadium in 9.86 seconds, with Lyles fighting back to finish second in 10.00sec. Britain's Anguilla-born Zharnel Hughes rounded out the podium in 10.02sec. The build-up to Lyles' first 100m of the season, after he beat Tebogo in the 200m in Monaco last week, was all about the American coming back from an ankle tendon injury and finetuning his form ahead of September's world championships in Tokyo. The 28-year-old, ever the showman, insisted Friday that his goal for the season was to win three gold medals in the Japanese capital, to repeat the triple golden medal haul he enjoyed at the 2023 world championships in Budapest. Arms raised, eyes shut, Lyles applauded the 60,000-capacity crowd and span around on his spikes to acknowledge the rapturous welcome, which was also afforded to Tebogo. As the sprinters settled in their blocks, the sun shone through on West Ham's stadium, a wholesale change from earlier thunder storms. But Seville made the difference from the starter's gun and was never in danger of not winning. Seville's Jamaican teammate Kishane Thompson, the fastest man this year over 100m with a time of 9.75sec, was present in London, but only as part of a strong Jamaican 4x100m relay team seeking to bag a qualifying time for the Tokyo worlds. Thompson anchored the Jamaican quartet to victory in 37.80sec to ensure a berth in the Japanese capital. "We are very grateful to get the job done," Thompson said. "I would not say they were the best exchanges, but we got it around safely." lp-gj
France 24
5 days ago
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- France 24
Lyles the showman ready to deliver 100m entertainment
A crowd of 60,000 is expected to pack out the home stadium of Premier League club West Ham, which served as the venue for track and field during the 2012 Olympics in the British capital. Lyles, with his outspoken persona, is used to being the posterboy for such meets, and the 28-year-old American said it would be no different this time around. "It's definitely my type of place," Lyles said of London Stadium on Friday. "I love a big crowd and l like it even better when they're engaged and they want to be there and want to see something. "Being a showman, I want to give them that show. I want to give them that entertainment, something they can't get just by watching on TV." Lyles will pit himself against a host of handy rivals in the 100m, just his second outdoor race of a season whose start was delayed by a tendon injury in his ankle. "I wouldn't say I'm nervous, I'd say I'm more excited than anything," he said. "I've been waiting to start my season, of course injury prevents that." Lyles, having run a 400m in April back in the United States, kicked off his season proper with victory over 200m in Monaco last weekend, clocking an impressive 19.88sec to edge Botswana's Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo into second. "Thankfully I was very blessed to be able to get two byes, so I'm not rushing I would say," he said in reference to the US trials, widely regarded as one of the toughest selection processes given the strength in depth of US athletes, notably sprinters. Having the byes had "taken a lot of weight and pressure off us". "Things have been progressing extremely well, every day I get faster, and it's like 'OK, let's put it to the test, let's go up against great competition'. "At the end of the day that's what you want: you want to be able to compete at the highest level with the highest people. If you don't come away with the victory it's like 'Woah I've got the fire in my belly now', and if you do great, it's like 'We're exactly where we want to be, let's keep pushing'." Three golds in Tokyo Lyles will be up against Tebogo again on Saturday, along with the British trio of Louie Hinchliffe, world indoor champion Jeremiah Azu and world 100m bronze medallist Zharnel Hughes. The Jamaican duo of Oblique Seville and Ackeem Blake, and South African Akani Simbine fill out the field in what should be a top-notch blue riband race. "I always want to win," admitted Lyles. "Winning is the most important, being able to hold your own in the strictest and most pressurised areas is what you want. "A fast time never hurts as well! I'd love to run 9.8sec, 9.9 is the status quo for the season. The win is definitely the more important thing." Turning to his season aims, Lyles was in no doubt about what he wanted at the September 9-21 world championships in Tokyo. "Obviously, the goal is to win three gold medals again in Tokyo, like in Budapest," he said in reference to the 2023 worlds where he won both the 100 and 200m and was part of the winning US 4x100m relay team. "We treat every race as an opportunity to get better, faster. © 2025 AFP
News18
5 days ago
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- News18
Noah Lyles To Make First 100m Appearance Of The Year At London Diamond League
The 27-year-old American took the top spot in the 200m at Monaco and will rival Letsile Tebogo in the 100m event in the English Capital City. Sprinter Noah Lyles will compete in his first 100m event of the season at the London leg of the Diamond League, a week after returning to action with a top showing at the Monaco Diamond League. The 27-year-old American, who took the top spot in the 200m at Monaco, opened up about the challenging time he faced on the sidelines but added that he was glad about his return to the circuit ahead of the World Championships, slated to be held in September in Tokyo. 'I have a bye for the US Trials, which makes it less stressful because it gives us the time to work on the races," Lyles said. 'It gives us time to see what works and what doesn't and to be able to make moves from there," he added. Lyles edged out Pairs Olympics gold medallist Letsile Tebogo in the 200m event in the event at the mnicipality of Monaco with a effort of 19.88sec. Lyles' return adds further star power to a stacked roster in the program that includes Tebogo, home hope Louie Hinchliffe, World indoor champion Jeremiah Azu and World 100m bronze medallist Zharnel Hughes, Jamaicans Oblique Seville and Ackeem Blake, and Akani Simbine of South Africa. view comments First Published: July 18, 2025, 10:56 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Yahoo
6 days ago
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Olympic champion Lyles to make 100m season debut at London Diamond League
Olympic champion Noah Lyles reignites competition with Letsile Tebogo over 100m at Saturday's Diamond League meet in London, a week after the American marked his return to action with victory in the 200m over the Botswanan in Monaco. Lyles runs his first 100m of 2025, headlining an afternoon featuring the cream of track and field athletes, winners of 75 medals between them from the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and the 2024 Paris Olympics, across both individual and relay disciplines. A sell-out crowd of 60,000 is expected at the London Stadium, home to Premier League club West Ham and the venue for a memorable athletics programme at the 2012 London Olympics. AFP Sport looks at five stand-out events at the 11th leg of the 15-meet Diamond League circuit: - Men's 100m - Tebogo admitted in Monaco that Lyles was the crowd pleaser and that when his face appears on posters, people want to come and see him. The Botswanan, who won the 200m gold at last year's Paris Olympics as Lyles came third, was edged out in Monaco by the American, who clocked an impressive 19.88sec in his return to the track from a tendon injury. Lyles said it had been tough watching early-season competition from home, but his comeback was timely with the World Championships in Tokyo on the horizon in September. "I have a bye for the US Trials which makes it less stressful because it gives us the time to work on the races," Lyles said. "It gives us time to see what works and what doesn't and to be able to make moves from there." The home nation will be represented by Louie Hinchliffe, world indoor champion Jeremiah Azu and world 100m bronze medallist Zharnel Hughes. The Jamaican duo of Oblique Seville and Ackeem Blake, and South African Akani Simbine fill out the field in what should be a top-notch race. - Women's 200m - Julien Alfred was in dominant form when she scorched to victory in the 100m in Monaco in 10.79sec. It looked to be perfect preparation as athletes finetune their bodies, both mentally and physically, ahead of the world championships. "The last week was not the best for me but it also showed me that I am not where I should be and that there are things that I still need to work on," Alfred said after winning in Monaco. "The season is long but I don't have any trials so I will have time to work on the details. I took a step back and realise that I won't put any pressure on myself this year. I was listening to all that outside noise but I focus on just Julien right now." Britain's Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita and Amy Hunt will provide the competition, along with the sole American in the field, Brittany Brown. - Men's 1500m - The men's 1500m features a stellar cast of homegrown athletes, notably the last two world champions Jake Wightman and Josh Kerr. That pair each outsprinted Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen for victory in Eugene in 2022 and Budapest a year later, respectively. Ingebrigtsen was a late withdrawal from London, his team saying he "still needs a little more time to heal the injury he has been struggling with lately... he does not want to risk anything". Further British hopes ride on the shoulders of Neil Gourley, George Mills and Elliot Giles, while it is Kenya's Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech who owns the fastest time of the season in 3:27.72. - Women's 800m - There may be no local hero Keely Hodgkinson on the cards as the Olympic champion is still bidding to recover from injury, but the two-lap race is another loaded one. Laura Muir, Jemma Reekie and Georgia Hunter Bell form a strong home trio. The presence of Uganda's Halimah Nakaayi and Jamaican Natoya Goule-Toppin will ensure a rapid race. - Men's 800m - All eyes will be on Kenya's world champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi, who heads a pack of runners hunting down David Rudisha's world record of 1:40.91. Rudisha set that mark when he won gold at the London Olympics, but for the first time in more than a decade, there are a handful of middle distance stars seemingly capable of pushing their limits to the max. lp/gj
