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World 100m champion Lyles qualifies for Olympics

Noah Lyles Lyles won 200m and 4x100m relay gold at the 2023 World Championships

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 Source: BBC

World champion Noah Lyles won the 100m at the US Olympic trials to qualify for this summer's Games in Paris.

Lyles, who missed out on the 100m at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after finishing seventh at the trials, equalled his personal best of 9.83 seconds in Eugene, Oregon.

Kenny Bednarek, who was second in 9.87, and Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Fred Kerley, who was third in 9.88, also qualified.

Lyles' 200m bronze in Tokyo remains his only Olympic medal.

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Source: BBC