Noah Lyles strikes personal best to dominate London Diamond League as Akani Simbine, Letsile Tebogo complete podium

Noah Lyles has struck with a personal best time in the men’s 100m at the Diamond League Meeting in London.

The American sprint king started off steadily from the blocks, and upped his top end speed to claim the win in the men’s 100m. He clocked a personal best time of 9.81 to lower his time from 9.83.

South Africa’s Akani Simbine finished second in the hotly contested race, stopping the clock at 9.86. Botswanan wunderkind Letsile Tebogo completed the podium, clocking a stunning national record time and personal best time of 9.88 to cross the finish line.

Lyles has enjoyed a great season so far, going unbeaten in the 200m and only losing one 100m race. He began his 200m campaign at the USATF New York City Grand Prix with a win in 19.77.

The three-time world 200m champion then extended the winning streak to the U.S. Olympic trials. Lyles won the preliminaries in 20.10 before setting a world leading time of 19.60 in the semifinal.

The American then proceeded to the final, shattering Michael Johnson’s 28-year-old meeting record to win the race and set a world leading time of 19.53. In the 100m, Lyles was off to a great start, winning the Tom Jones Memorial in 10.01.

Lyles then proceeded to the Bermuda Grand Prix, winning the race in 9.96 before finishing second at the Racers Grand Prix in Jamaica.

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Lyles then raced at the U.S. Olympic trials, winning the preliminaries and semifinal in 9.92 and 9.80. He equaled his personal best time of 9.83 in the final to take the top prize home.

On his part, Tebogo bounced back to his winning ways following his mother’s demise at the Diamond League Meeting in Monaco. He lost his mother to a short illness and had to take a competition break before returning at the African Championships.

He then proceeded to finish second at the Gyulai István Memorial, a Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix where Kishane Thompson won the race. The world 100m silver medallist announced his comeback with a win at the Diamond League Meeting in Monaco, crossing the finish line in 19.87.