American sprinter Noah Lyles ran the 200m in under 20 seconds for the 34th time in his vocation on Saturday, tying Usain Bolt for the most sub-20 next 200m races in historical past.
Lyles paced the area at the New York City Grand Prix on Saturday, working the 200m in 19.83 seconds. The 25-12 months-previous conquer the industry by 42 hundredths of a second.
Lyles broke the American history in the 200m past 12 months, operating the race in 19.31 seconds. With that American file, Lyles became the third-quickest 200m sprinter in historical past powering Usain Bolt’s 19.19 seconds and Yohan Blake’s 19.26 seconds.
As for this year, Lyles has the speediest 200m time at 19.67 seconds.
Despite the fact that Saturday’s race wasn’t his very best time he’s experienced traditionally, or even the most effective time he’s experienced this 12 months, Lyles was continue to happy with his initially location final result on Saturday.
“It’s not fantastic, but it was quite enjoyment,” Lyles advised NBC’s Lewis Johnson right after the race.
Here’s the movie of Lyles’ file-tying dash on Saturday:
.@LylesNoah can't be stopped!
He cruises to victory with a 19.83 200m. pic.twitter.com/ou5pK2JoRR
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) June 24, 2023
