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US speedster Noah Lyles has become the new owner of a 200m record, after he surpassed Usain Bolt's record in the event at the London Diamond League.
World 200m champion Noah Lyles surpassed Usain Bolt's achievement in the 200m after winning the event at the London Diamond League.
Lyles clocked a fast and impressive 19.48s to finish ahead of fast-finishing Letsile Tebogo, who ran a blistering amazing African Record (AR ) of 19.50s, while Zharnel Hughes was third in a British Record of 19.73s.
Not only was Lyles's time a world-leading one, but it broke Bolt's record of most sub-20s 200m races in world history. The American has now accumulated 35 sub-20s clocking and counting, surpassing the Jamaican legend's career total of 34.
Lyles currently stands as the best pick to break Bolt's World Record (WR) of 19.19s, as his Personal Best (PB) of 19.31s is the third-fastest in world history.
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With the World Championships in Budapest set to feature some of the fastest men ever to run the event and Tebogo's outstanding performance to close down Lyles in London, Bolt's WR may be under threat in Budapest.
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17:51 - 23.07.2023
Letsile Tebogo: Botswana's speedster blazes to 19.50s, shatters 27-year-old AR in London
Noah Lyles, Letsile Tebogo, and Zharnel Hughes produced record-breaking performances in the men's 200m event at the London Diamond League. Tebogo smashed a long-standing African Record, which propelled him as one of the fastest men in history.
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