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EUGENE, USA: World 100m champion Noah Lyles achieved a measure of redemption by winning the 100m at the US Track and Field Trials on Sunday to book his ticket to the Paris Olympics.
Three years ago, Lyles missed the 100m event at the Tokyo Olympics due to a loss in the trials final. In July this year, he won the championship with a personal best of 9.83 seconds at Hayward Track and Field in Eugene, Oregon.
“Three years ago I was second to last. This year I won the championship,” Lyles said.
“This is all part of the plan. Nothing has changed. It might come as a shock to other people, but when you know the goal, you know what the goal is.”
Tokyo Olympics 200m runner-up Kenny Bednarek finished second with a personal best of 9.87 seconds, and 2022 world 100m champion Fred Klee finished third in 9.88 seconds.
“Next up is the Olympics,” Klee said. “We’re ready to put on a good show.”
Christian Coleman, the 2019 world 100m champion, missed out on a chance to win 100m gold, finishing fourth in 9.93 seconds in a race with a wind speed of 0.4 m/s.
Lyles was a favorite for gold at the Tokyo Olympics, but he ultimately won bronze in the 200m, but last year he won world titles in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay and could win gold again in France.
“If I hadn’t finished third at the Tokyo Olympics, I wouldn’t have had that hunger, I wouldn’t have had that fighting spirit, I wouldn’t have achieved what I did,” Lyles said.
Noah Lyles (7) wins the 100-meter race. — USA TODAY Sports
“Now we always keep our eyes open to the future because anything can happen.”
Lyles, 26, led all semifinal qualifiers in Saturday’s heats with a time of 9.92 seconds, then won the semifinal with a time of 9.80 seconds into a tailwind (3.0 m/s) to finish ahead of all eight final qualifiers.
Bednarek finally arrived in Paris after missing out on the Olympics in the Tokyo trials.
“I just stayed calm, collected myself and finished my game. That’s what I needed to do,” Bednarek said.
“I was eliminated in the Tokyo Olympic trials, but I’ve finally got the hang of the 100m and for me, the sky’s the limit.”
– Mu sets 800 semi-final speed –
Tokyo Olympic women’s 800m champion Athing Mu, returning to competition after a nine-month absence, was the fastest runner in Monday’s final, clocking 1:58.84 to earn a place in the semifinals.
“I felt like I had better control in this match,” Mu said. “This match was a little bit faster, which helped me a lot, so I knew what the final was going to be like.”
Sam Kendricks won the men’s pole vault championship with a score of 5.92 meters, breaking his own old record by 0.01 meter; Tokyo Olympic runner-up Chris Nelson and Jacob Wootton tied for second with a score of 5.87 meters.
Quincy Hall, who finished third at last year’s world championships, won the men’s 400m semifinal in 44.42, leading all finalists.
Quincy Wilson, 16, broke the under-18 world record with a time of 44.59 seconds to qualify for the finals.
“I went out there and gave it my all,” Wilson said. “We put on the same shoes and used the same approach.”
Kendall Ellis won gold in the women’s 4x400m relay in Tokyo, winning the women’s 400m final in 49.46 seconds, 0.25 seconds ahead of Aaliyah Butler.
2022 women’s hammer throw world champion Brooke Anderson fell short.
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