Michael Johnson's long-standing mark has been erased after an extraordinary performance by Noah Lyles at the world titles. WorldAthleticsChamps
And then, the scoreboard that, at first, only had Lyles' name on it, popped up with the names of the two finishers behind him. Kenny Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton of the USA. The Americans swept the 200m, just as they had the 100m four nights earlier.
Noah Lyles of celebrates winning gold in the Men's 200m Final at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. "I was like 'Really, you're going to do me like that?' Then, that number changed from two to a one and my whole world changed." Only defending champion Dina Asher-Smith of Britain, who won bronze, prevented a back-to-back Jamaican sweep.While the Jamaican medallists were the same as four nights ago — Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah, who won bronze in the 100m finished seventh in this one — the Americans put a completely different trio on the stand.
Knighton's 19.49s earlier this year made him a slight favourite in this race and set up what was being touted as a rivalry of sorts with Lyles. It was the 25-year-old Lyles who beat Knighton to the line last month at nationals and waved his finger as he crossed — a not-so-subtle message that he wasn't giving in to his younger rival.But Lyles would be the first to concede that his biggest competition has been himself over the past few years.
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