Shericka Jackson and Noah Lyles both smash 200m sprint records at World Championships
By Ben Church, CNN
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Lyles defends 200m title, Jackson trumps Fraser-Pryce
Noah Lyles defended his world 200m title in electric fashion in a second US sprint clean sweep on Thursday, while Shericka Jackson thwarted Jamaican teammate Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's bid for a sprint double in the women's race.
Noah Lyles comes closest in 11 years to breaking Usain Bolt's 200m WR with emphatic run
Noah Lyles broke the American 200-metre record as he destroyed the field at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon.
Fastest man in American history: Noah Lyles wins 200m in emphatic fashion
Noah Lyles broke the American 200-metre record as he destroyed the field at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon.
World Athletics Championships: Noah Lyles leads home another US sprint clean sweep
Noah Lyles retained his 200m title as US sprinters secured their second podium sweep, while Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce made it a 1-2 finish for Jamaica in the women's event at the World Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene.
Dina Asher-Smith wins 200m bronze at World Athletics Championships, dedicates medal to late grandmother
Dina Asher-Smith delivered a brilliant bronze over 200m at the World Athletics Championships – and then paid an emotional tribute to her grandmother. Shericka Jackson blew the field apart to lead home a Jamaican one-two ahead of 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Jackson’s time of 21.45s was the second fastest in history and just 0.11s shy of Florence Griffith Joyner’s world record from 1988.
Champion Lyles relishes American worlds dominance
EUGENE, Ore. : A year after the U.S. men walked away from the Tokyo Olympics without a single individual track gold, sprinter Noah Lyles said on Thursday he was savouring every title won by American athletes at the World Championships.