Noah Lyles wins over 200m in London (© AFP / Getty Images)
World and Olympic champion Noah Lyles will race over 100m at the London Athletics Meet – part of the Wanda Diamond League – in the British capital on 19 July.
The US sprinter has fond memories of racing in London. His first appearance at this meeting came in 2023 when he won the 200m in a season’s best of 19.47 in an epic showdown with Letsile Tebogo. One month later, Lyles went on to win the 100m, 200m and 4x100m at the World Championships in Budapest.
Similarly, Lyles won in London again last year before going on to achieve success at the Olympic Games in Paris. He won the 100m in London in a PB of 9.81, which he went on to reduce to 9.79 when taking gold at the Olympics.
He’s now aiming to notch up another victory in London en route to the World Championships in Tokyo, where he hopes to add to the four individual world titles in his collection. After winning the 2019 world 200m gold, he successfully defended that title in 2022 with a PB of 19.31, making him the third-fastest man in history.
“My road to defending my world titles in Tokyo in September goes through London,” said the 27-year-old, who recently opened his outdoor season with a 400m PB of 45.87. “I’ve had great experiences there the last two years, running some of my fastest times, and I look forward to another in July.”
