Christian Coleman held off Noah Lyles in the 100m at the Bermuda Grand Prix to win the gold medal in the 100 m showdown.
Christian Coleman held off Noah Lyles in the 100m at the Bermuda Grand Prix. Coleman clocked 9.78 seconds with a 4.4 meter/second tailwind, which was more than twice the legal limit for record purposes. Lyles was second at 9.80 while Jamaica’s Ackeem Blake was third at 9.87. Coleman, arguably the best starter in history as the world indoor 60m record holder, distanced Sunday’s field of the gun. Lyles tried to use his world 200m champion speed to chase but came up just short.
Coleman, the world’s fastest 100m sprinter in the last Olympic cycle missed the Tokyo Games as he was unable to pass a drug test. In the last meet, Coleman finished sixth at the last July’s world championships in defence of his 2019 crown. Bermuda was the first 100 m for Coleman after a long time. He was last seen in action in the 100 m during August. Coming to the tack, Coleman was brimming with confidence as he gave his interview to Lewis Johnson on NBC “I think I’ve got a good shot”.
The race at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event was classified as wind-aided. Even then, both Americans, Coleman and Lyles, raced quicker than any other 100m sprinters this season. Coleman in particular was yelling and pumping his fist after the victory, proving the kind of dominance he had on the track in Bermuda.
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Christian Coleman is an American sprinter who competes in the 100- and 200-metre. He was the 100-metre world champion in 2019 and also took home gold in the men’s 4 x 100-metre relay. His personal bests in the 100 and 200 metres are 9.76 and 19.85 seconds, respectively. This record has placed him at the sixth position overall in the history of the 100-metre event. Coleman also holds the indoor 60-metre world record With a time of 6.34 seconds. He was also the 2018 Diamond League winner and the men’s 100-metre world no. 1 runner in both the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
Noah Lyles is an American professional track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 and 200 metres. He won the competition at the 2019 and 2022 World Athletics Championships. Lyles is also an Olympics bronze medalist in the 200 m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He also won gold and silver medals in the 4×100 m relay at these competitions. Noah now owns personal records of 9.86 seconds for the 100 metres and 19.31 seconds for the 200 metres. His 200 m record of Noah is an American record which has placed him third on the global all-time list for that distance.
Noah started his career with the 2014 Youth Olympic Games where he earned a gold medal in the 200-metre race. He reciprocated his performances at the 2016 World U20 Championships as he took home gold in the 100-metre dash and the 4×100-metre relay. He has won five Diamond League championships, including one in the 100 metres and four in the 200 metres.
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