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New York Times
23-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Olympic champion Noah Lyles to race 100m at London Diamond League
Olympic champion Noah Lyles will race the 100m at the London Diamond League in July. Lyles has not raced over that distance since the Olympic final last August, a title he won by one five-thousandths of a second from Jamaica's Kishane Thompson. It was the closest men's 100m Olympic final ever and Lyles' 9.78sec winning time was the fastest since Usain Bolt's Olympic record (9.63) in London in 2012. It made him the first US man to win 100m Olympic gold for 20 years, since Justin Gatlin in 2004. Advertisement 'My road to defending my world titles in Tokyo in September goes through London,' Lyles said. 'Ive had great experiences there the last two years, running some of my fastest times, and I look forward to another in July.' Last summer he won the 100m in London in what was his only appearance at a Diamond League meeting all year — it is the biggest of the meets on the circuit — and final race before the Paris Olympics. Lyles' 9.81 was not only a PB but meant his winning margin was five-tenths of a second too, clear daylight by sprinting standards. In 2023, he beat Botswana's Letsile Tebogo in London to win the 200m in a then world-leading time of 19.47. It extended his run of consecutive 200m wins to 17 (he jokingly calls this distance his 'wife' and the 100m his 'mistress') and he won his third 200m world title that September (19.52) by over two-tenths from American youngster Erriyon Knighton. In fact, Lyles' 200m streak ended up lasting 26 races across three years between the delayed 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Games — he took bronze in the final in both. It has been a quiet start to the year for Lyles on the circuit, with him one of the big-hitters missing from Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track League. He competed at only two indoor meets, both times only running the 60m. The 27-year-old did not go to the US indoor Championships to defend his 60m title, nor the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, having won 60m silver in Glasgow the year prior. Instead, Lyles opted to race longer, and in April ran his first 400m as a professional athlete. A 'tight ankle' forced him to withdraw from the Atlanta City Games last week, with Lyles content to 'play it safe' because he has wildcards (automatic entries) into the 100m and 200m at the Tokyo World Championships in September after winning both titles in Budapest, Hungary, two summers ago. He is trying to become the first man since Usain Bolt in 2013 and 2015 to win the 100/200 double at consecutive World Championships — Gatlin in 2005 and Tyson Gay in 2007 were the last Americans to manage that. ()
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
World Athletics Relays 2025: How to watch, streaming schedule, preview
The World Athletics Relays, an event crowning champions in 4x100m and 4x400m events, airs live this Saturday and Sunday on Peacock and CNBC. Coverage begins each day at 7 a.m. ET from Guangzhou, China. Advertisement On Saturday, there will be heats in the mixed-gender 4x100m (a new event), plus World Championships qualifying rounds in the men's and women's 4x100m and 4x400m, plus the mixed 4x400m. Sunday starts with the mixed 4x100m final, followed by World Championships qualifying rounds in the other five events and then finals in those five. The full race schedule is here. The top 14 teams in each of the men's and women's 4x100m and 4x400m and mixed 4x400m qualify their nations for the World Championships in Tokyo in September. The last two World Championships spots in each event will be awarded later this summer based on world rankings. Advertisement The mixed 4x100m is not on this September's World Championships program, but will make its Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The U.S. won four of the five events at the 2024 World Relays, then took three of the five relay golds at the Paris Olympics. The U.S. roster this time includes Kenny Bednarek (two-time Olympic 200m silver medalist), Erriyon Knighton (fourth in the 200m at the last two Olympics) and TeeTee Terry (4x100m gold medalist in Paris). Internationally, the stars include Olympic gold medalists Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Yohan Blake for Jamaica, Letsile Tebogo for Botswana and Andre De Grasse for Canada. Advertisement Full entry lists are here. World Athletics Championships Oregon22 - Day One Allyson Felix, Serena Williams, Gabby Douglas lead Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame class The Class of 2025 will be inducted July 12 in Colorado Springs.
NBC Sports
06-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
2025 World Athletics Relays TV, live stream schedule
The World Athletics Relays, an event crowning champions in 4x100m and 4x400m events, airs live this Saturday and Sunday on Peacock and CNBC. Coverage begins each day at 7 a.m. ET from Guangzhou, China. On Saturday, there will be heats in the mixed-gender 4x100m (a new event), plus World Championships qualifying rounds in the men's and women's 4x100m and 4x400m, plus the mixed 4x400m. Sunday starts with the mixed 4x100m final, followed by World Championships qualifying rounds in the other five events and then finals in those five. The full race schedule is here . The top 14 teams in each of the men's and women's 4x100m and 4x400m and mixed 4x400m qualify their nations for the World Championships in Tokyo in September. The last two World Championships spots in each event will be awarded later this summer based on world rankings. The mixed 4x100m is not on this September's World Championships program, but will make its Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The U.S. won four of the five events at the 2024 World Relays, then took three of the five relay golds at the Paris Olympics. The U.S. roster this time includes Kenny Bednarek (two-time Olympic 200m silver medalist), Erriyon Knighton (fourth in the 200m at the last two Olympics) and TeeTee Terry (4x100m gold medalist in Paris). Internationally, the stars include Olympic gold medalists Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Yohan Blake for Jamaica, Letsile Tebogo for Botswana and Andre De Grasse for Canada. Full entry lists are here .
