The USA’s Noah Lyles stormed home in 19.52sec to win the men’s 200m and complete a sprint double in Budapest
At halfway Lyles was only 0.02 seconds ahead of his compatriot Erriyon Knighton. But then the afterburners came on, and with every raking stride his lead was stretched and his victory became all the more emphatic. His time of 19.50sec would have been even quicker if it had not been for a negative wind buffeting his face.
Earlier the Jamaican Shericka Jackson ran the second fastest women’s 200m in history to set a championship record of 21.41 and retain her world title. With the benefit of a greater than +0.1 wind in her favour she could well have broken Florence Griffith Joyner’s controversial world record of 21.34, which has stood for 35 years.
“It’s been a very tough week,” said Asher-Smith. “I was in incredible shape, but after 60m of the 100m semi-finals I just couldn’t feel anything below my waist. Sometimes when life hands you lemons, you have to make lemonade. I did the best with the curse I have been handed this week.”
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