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Olympic champion Noa Lyles could be in line to finally break one of te many records set by Usain Bolt this month.
Noah Lyles will attempt to break Usain Bolt’s 150m world record at the 2025 Atlanta City Games on May 17.
In May 2009, Bolt took to the streets of Manchester on an unconventional straight 150m track placed in a high street. It was truly a spectacle to see Bolt run competitively outside of stadium bounds and clock a time of 14.35 seconds with a final 100m split of 8.72 seconds according to talkSPORT.
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He smashed the previous world record of 14.97 set by Linford Christie in 1994. The Jamaican was in top shape having won two gold medals and clocked two world records at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Noah Lyles' record
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Lyles ran a time of 14.41 seconds at the Atlanta City Games - which is the second-fastest ever time in the 150m.
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But upon crossing the finish line Lyles seemed aggravated as he realised how close he was to surpassing Bolt. The American was 0.06 seconds away from the now-retired athlete - the closest anyone has been to a Bolt record.
Later that year, he became the 100m Olympic champion in Paris and also claimed a bronze in the 200m.
Noah Lyles to face stack field
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This time around, Lyles will be in Atlanta to race beside Zharnel Hughes, Alexander Ogando, Ferdinand Omanyala - who are four of the top 20 fastest 150m runners ever. It must be noted that every time Lyles has run the event, he has clocked a faster time.
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