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Lyles outpaces Olympic champion Tebogo in 200m race at Diamond League final

Published Aug 29, 2025 01:51 pm

At A Glance

  • ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — Noah Lyles warmed up for the upcoming athletics world championships by chasing down Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo to win the 200 meters at the Diamond League final on Thursday, Aug. 28.
Noah Lyles of United States, right, crosses the finish line ahead of Botswana's Letsile Tebogo to win the men's 200-meter race at the World Athletics Diamond League final 2025 athletics meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (Til Buergy/Keystone via AP)
Noah Lyles of United States, right, crosses the finish line ahead of Botswana's Letsile Tebogo to win the men's 200-meter race at the World Athletics Diamond League final 2025 athletics meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (Til Buergy/Keystone via AP)
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — Noah Lyles warmed up for the upcoming athletics world championships by chasing down Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo to win the 200 meters at the Diamond League final on Thursday, Aug. 28.
Lyles trailed Tebogo at the start but gradually erased the deficit over the last 100 meters and pipped the Botswana sprinter to the line by inches. Lyles, the Olympic 100-meter champion and reigning world champion in both the 100 and 200, clocked 19.74 seconds in a slight headwind. Tebogo was 0.02 seconds behind.
It was Lyles' sixth Diamond League title, a record for track athletes.
“Six, that's a big number,” Lyles said. “Shoot, that's another record on the list. That's pretty cool, I'm not going to lie."
Lyles had to settle for bronze in the 200 at the Paris Olympics, behind Tebogo and fellow American Kenneth Bednarek. But he said he feels ready to defend both his individual titles at the worlds in Tokyo next month.
“I know I'm fit, being able to run the whole 200. I've got top end speed,” Lyles said.
It was a tight finish in the men's 100 as well, as American Christian Coleman finished in 9.97 to beat Akani Simbine of South Africa by 0.01 seconds. Ackeem Blake of Jamacia was another 0.01 back in third.
Femke Bol of the Netherlands continued her dominance in the women's 400 hurdles, winning in a meet record 52.18 to secure her fifth overall Diamond League title. Bol has won 30 straight Diamond League races, dating back to 2020.
“Another Diamond League season undefeated,” Bol said. “It's really cool.”
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