#OTBudapest: Noah Lyles sprints to gold in men’s 100m final
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Reading Time: < 1minuteWorld Athletics Championship – Men’s 100m Final – National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary – August 20, 2023 Gold medallist Noah Lyles of the U.S. celebrates after the final (Photo: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach)
BUDAPEST (Reuters)
Noah Lyles of the United States raced to victory in the 100 metres at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday (August 20), his first world title over the distance.
The two-time world champion in the 200m pulled ahead over the final 50m to cross in a personal best 9.83 seconds, matching the world-leading time this season.
Letsile Tebogo of Botswana clocked a time of 9.88s for silver, while Britain’s Zharnel Hughes also ran 9.88s for bronze.
Jamaican Oblique Seville, who placed fourth, additionally posted 9.88s ahead of 2019 champion Christian Coleman (9.92s).
World Athletics Championship – Men’s 100m Final – National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary – August 20, 2023 General view as Noah Lyles of the U.S. wins the Men’s 100m Final alongside second placed Letsile Tebogo of Botswana and third placed Zharnel Hughes of Britain (Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier)
The defending world champion Fred Kerley failed to qualify for the final after running 10.02 in his semi-final.
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