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The sprint sensation has revealed how they clinched the World Athletics Championships relay gold under challenging circumstances.
Sprint sensation Noah Lyles has revealed he practiced barton hand-offs with Brandon Carnes just once before Team USA stormed to victory in the 4 x 100 meters relay final at the World Athletics Championships held in Budapest in August.
The US men's sprinters had a comfortable lead almost the entire race around the track.
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09:39 - 12.10.2023
ATHLETICS Ferdinand Omanyala & Noah Lyles make their choice for Women’s World Athlete of the Year award
World 100m and 200m champion Noah Lyles and Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala have cast their vote for their preferred Women’s World Athlete of the Year from the 11 shortlisted.
Italy claimed the silver, running a season-best time of 37.62. Team Jamaica ran a 37.76 to round out the top three.
The relay title was his third gold medal at the 2023 worlds. He won the 100 meters in 9.83 and won his third consecutive world championship in the 200 with a winning time of 19.52.
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13:30 - 13.10.2023
ATHLETICS Sha'Carri Richardson extends support to Mondo Duplantis for World Athlete of the Year award
Sha'Carri Richardson has extended her support to Sweden's Mondo Duplantis to be voted for as the World Athlete of the Year.
However, the relay victory, which was an icing on his cake, was almost virtually impromptu considering one of the team’s members withdrew due to injury before the race
“We did one hand-off ‘cause the person I was practising with at relay camp got hurt before going into the race,” Lyles said.
17:00 - 17.10.2023
ATHLETICS Man of the moment Noah Lyles compares running style to Usain Bolt's
The 26-year-old, who stands at 5 feet and 11 inches , believes that height does not matter in sprint races unless you learn how to carry it correctly.
“It was all just a thought that he might not be able to run the relay, so when we came to it, Brandon is who we replaced him with. I had never done a hand-off with Brandon, and Brandon was practising the fourth leg when I wasn’t in the race.
“So we went to the bat on the last day and I did (just) one hand-off with Brandon and that was it ‘cause Fred (Kerley) said he wanted to do a handoff with Brandon and it left Brandon tired, so we only got one hand-off together and I was like, ‘it is what it is’, I’m either gonna get it or I am not’.
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20:00 - 12.10.2023
ATHLETICS Kelvin Kiptum, Noah Lyles among 11 men shortlisted for World Athlete of the Year Award
World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum will battle it out for the Men’s World Athlete of the Year Award with 10 other athletes, including world 100m and 200m champion Noah Lyles
Lyles ran the second leg during the 2022 edition of the championships in Orgeon, but finished as the anchor this time round.
The 26-year old has revealed that the team strategically decided to put him as the anchor in 2023 because of his table-topping speed that would get them out of trouble no matter the situation they found themselves in.
09:39 - 12.10.2023
ATHLETICS Ferdinand Omanyala & Noah Lyles make their choice for Women’s World Athlete of the Year award
World 100m and 200m champion Noah Lyles and Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala have cast their vote for their preferred Women’s World Athlete of the Year from the 11 shortlisted.
“Technically, the second leg runs the most amount of meters and I ran the second leg last year (in Oregon), but we learned very quickly that you need to finish strong I have the highest top speed and I am the 200m champion, like, you are not going to find somebody who can have tire topper than me and can hold on.
“So it does not matter where you are in the race, I’m going to hawk you down or I am going to open up a gap.”
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