Lyles into final of world 200m despite golf buggy collision

Newly-crowned world 100m champion Noah Lyles kept his quest for a first sprint double since 2015 on track Thursday despite being involved in a golf buggy crash en route to the track that left Jamaican Andrew Hudson with glass in his eye.

Lyles, Hudson and the six other sprinters in their 200m semi-final were travelling by buggy from the adjoining training ground to the stadium when a second buggy crashed into theirs.

"I feel like it all happened in slow motion," Hudson said of the collision.

"I was in the buggy coming to the stadium and unfortunately I was sitting on the side where another buggy crashed into us.

"I was directly impacted when a bunch of glass went into my eye. They got most of the glass out. Now I've got to go back and have it looked at, make sure it's OK. My eye is pretty blurry right now."

Hudson was handed a spot in the final of the 200m despite finishing the semi out of the running for the top eight in 20.38 seconds. The track has nine lanes so it can accommodate an extra athlete, if necessary.

"I made a decision to run but it wasn't ideal, for sure. It is my first world championships so it's going to be memorable," Hudson said.

The incident saw the running order of the three semi-finals rejigged, with Lyles' opening semi pushed to third on the night.

"The 200m heats reorder was due to the collision of two golf carts," World Athletics said in a statement.

"One athlete and a volunteer were assessed, and the athlete cleared to participate. He will compete in the last heat."

When Lyles eventually got to the starting blocks, he made no mistake in qualifying for Friday's final in an impressive 19.76sec, with Alexander Ogando of the Dominican Republic in second.

Lyles, in his quest to become the first male athlete to