Noah Lyles Equals Usain Bolt’s Record As He Wins Another 200m World Title in Budapest

• Noah Lyles successfully defended his 200m world title
• Lyles failed to match his 19.10 prediction but matched a Usain Bolt record nonetheless
• The 26-year-old is now the World 100m and 200m Champion

Noah Lyles rose to the occasion to win his third consecutive 200m world title in blistering fashion at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

The American clocked 19.52 seconds to finish ahead of his compatriot Erryion Knighton and Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, who were second and third, respectively.

Knighton used 19.75 seconds, while Tebogo posted 19.81 seconds in what was an obliteration from Lyles.

Which record did Lyles match?

In so doing, Lyles joined Usain Bolt as the only man to win three consecutive 200m world titles. Bolt actually did it on four successive occasions during the height of his dominance from 2009 to 2015. The other person to have three consecutive world titles is retired American all-rounder Allyson Felix.

Disappointment for Omanyala as Noah Lyles wins 100m of World Championships

Athletics

Lyles also became the first person since Bolt in 2015 to win the 100m and 200m at the same Championships. He had earlier bagged the 100m title by running a world-leading 9.83 seconds in the August 20 final.

He will be angling for a third gold medal at these championships when he anchors Team USA in the 4 by 100m relay final on Saturday evening.

Women's 100m final

Sports Brief has also reported that Shericka Jackson successfully defended her 200m world title at the 2023 World Athletics Championships after beating Americans Gabby Thomas and 100m world champion Sha'Carri Richardson.

The Jamaican clocked 21.41 seconds, comfortably storming to victory after narrowly missing out on the gold medal in the 100m final on Monday, 21st August. It is the second fastest time ever run.

It was a dominant performance, and everyone held their collective breaths as she approached the finish line. She is now close to Florence Griffith-Joyner's 35-year-old world record. She is optimistic that the world record will fall.