Noah Lyles wins his second-consecutive 200m title at Zurich Diamond League

The 100 and 200m world champion, Noah Lyles, continued his unimaginable 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-about the favorite and mentioned he was right here to seek out that pop he didn’t really feel like he had on this planet 200m ultimate, the place he ran 19.51 to win. 

His win in Zurich was by no means in query, regardless that he was up towards a tricky area, that includes 2023 world championship medallists Erriyon Knighton and Nice Britain’s Zharnel Hughes. The temperature in Zurich was a cold 13 C firstly–an enormous change for the sprinters from the 35-plus temps in Budapest, which resulted in slower occasions.

Lyles received the race handily in 19.80, whereas Knighton was second in 19.87 and Hughes third in 19.94. 

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Canada’s De Grasse fifth, Brown sixth

It was a tricky 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 greatest occasions. 

“For me proper now, I’m not fearful about racing the blokes,” De Grasse says. ” My aim is to get a season’s greatest so I do know I’m on the correct path for subsequent 12 months.”

De Grasse says he nonetheless feels he’s lacking the 100m pace he had in 2021. “I do know my health is robust, however I must get again that 100m pace I had in Tokyo to assist me within the 200m,” he says.

It has been a tricky 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 up to now,” mentioned Brown in regards to the DQ. “I wished to place that behind me and have a robust displaying as we speak, however that wasn’t the case, so I’ll hold racing.”

Andre De Grasse (@De6rasse) on his fifth-place end within the 200m at @WeltklasseZH 💎

“I’m lacking that 100m pace. I do know my health is robust however I must get again that 100m pace 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, test right here.