The 100 and 200m world champion, Noah Lyles, continued his unbelievable type on a chilly evening in Zurich, Switzerland, on the Weltklasse Diamond League assembly. Lyles received the boys’s 200m in a time of 19.80 seconds to earn his second-consecutive 200m victory.
Coming into the race off three gold medals on the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Lyles was thought of the favorite and stated he was right here to search out that pop he didn’t really feel like he had on the planet 200m closing, the place he ran 19.51 to win.
His win in Zurich was by no means in query, though he was up in opposition to a troublesome subject, that includes 2023 world championship medallists Erriyon Knighton and Nice Britain’s Zharnel Hughes. The temperature in Zurich was a cold 13 C at first–a giant change for the sprinters from the 35-plus temps in Budapest, which resulted in slower instances.
Lyles received the race handily in 19.80, whereas Knighton was second in 19.87 and Hughes third in 19.94.
Canada’s De Grasse fifth, Brown sixth
It was a troublesome evening for the Canadian dash duo of Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown, who positioned fifth and sixth, a methods again from their season’s finest instances.
“For me proper now, I’m not nervous about racing the blokes,” De Grasse says. ” My aim is to get a season’s finest so I do know I’m on the appropriate path for subsequent 12 months.”
De Grasse says he nonetheless feels he’s lacking the 100m velocity he had in 2021. “I do know my health is robust, however I must get again that 100m velocity I had in Tokyo to assist me within the 200m,” he says.
It has been a troublesome two weeks for Brown, who went 0-for-2 at worlds within the 200m and 4x100m relay. Brown was disqualified from the 200m semi-final after a lane infraction on the bend. “Sure, it’s nonetheless on my thoughts, however I must get again into my zone and go away what occurred in Budapest prior to now,” stated Brown in regards to the DQ. “I wished to place that behind me and have a robust displaying in the present day, however that wasn’t the case, so I’ll maintain racing.”
Andre De Grasse (@De6rasse) on his fifth-place end within the 200m at @WeltklasseZH 💎
“I’m lacking that 100m velocity. I do know my health is robust however I must get again that 100m velocity I had in Tokyo to assist in me the 200m.”#DiamondLeague pic.twitter.com/5Czv72HvzK
— Canadian Operating (@CanadianRunning) August 31, 2023
De Grasse will head to Brussels to compete within the 200m, the final Diamond League meet earlier than the ultimate in Eugene, whereas Brown will look to regain type this weekend at a Continental Tour Gold meet close to Venice, Italy.
For all outcomes from the Zurich Diamond League, examine right here.
