Noah Lyles, the world's fastest 200-meter sprinter currently, won the 60-meter sprint in 6.51 seconds at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston, edging Trayvon Bromell.
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In one of the top-tier competitions of the year, Noah Lyles, the world’s fastest 200-meter sprinter currently, won the 60-meter sprint in 6.51 seconds at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston, edging Trayvon Bromell. Lyles registered a lifetime best time in the 60-meter sprint before reiterating his commitment to shattering records in the 100- and, 200-meter races, where Usain Bolt has the all-time best marks.
Lyles won his heat one in 6.61 seconds, just 0.01 seconds faster than his personal best of 6.55. While Bromell topped the second heat with a timing of 6.61. Benjamin Azamati of Ghana came in third in the final with a timing of 6.62. Bromell, the world 100m bronze medalist, is a former world indoor 60m champion, having won the championship in 2016 and had a better start than Lyles, which is essential in a six-second race. However, Lyles outran Bromell and knocked four hundredths off his career-best on Saturday night.
During one of his interviews with the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), the leading commercial broadcast television network, Noah stated, “I’ve been waiting on this for a long time. Every time I watch Christian (Coleman) and Trayvon run the 60s, I think, I’ve got to be in it. (I’m) not just coming for the 200m world record, we’re coming for all the world records.”
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Femke Bol, the Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist in the 400-meter hurdles, ran the women’s 500-meter race in 1:05.63 and established a new world record. The two-time and current world champion in the 110-meter hurdles and Tokyo silver winner Grant Holloway extended his nine-year winning streak in the men’s 60-meter hurdles with a mark of 7.38 secs.
A much-anticipated 60m clash between Olympic 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and the 200m world record holder, Shericka Jackson, did not take place as any of the athletes qualified for the finals. Aleia Hobbs of the United States claimed the women’s 60 meters title with a timing of 7.02. Just a week ago, Aleia clocked a personal best time of 6.98s to win at the Razorback Invitational 2023.
Laura Muir, the silver medalist in the 1500m at the Tokyo Olympics and the world bronze medalist in the 1500m claimed the gold as Great Britain achieved a clean sweep of the podium positions in the women’s 3000m with a timing of 8:40.34. Melissa Courtney-Bryant, a fellow countrywoman, took home the silver medal with a time of 8:41.09, while Katie Snowden finished in third place with a time of 8:47.41. Tokyo Olympics 200m bronze medalist Gabrielle Thomas won the women’s 300m in 36.31 seconds, her sixth consecutive victory in the event.
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