Noah Lyles thought he had just obliterated one of Usain Bolt's world records! But then he was informed there had been a problem. 9WWOS
It was a strange sight to see 200-metre world champion American Noah Lyles race on a track in Florida while two opponents started simultaneously in Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Lyles had been mistakenly lined up to run only 185 metres of the Bradenton track for his star turn of this curious version of the storied Weltklasse meet in Zurich on Thursday. "That cannot be right? That cannot be right," confused commentator said as Lyles crossed the finish line.Weltklasse should have been the final meeting of the elite Diamond League series in September, reuniting many gold medalists from the Tokyo Olympics.
The toughest challenge was thought to be for Swiss timing and television technicians to synchronise three performances from racers in different countries into their broadcast package within two minutes. Sprint great Allyson Felix had a smoother time racing to victories at Walnut, California in a 150-meter sprint and anchoring an American trio in the 3x100 relay.
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