Not Just 200m Record, but Noah Lyles Slowly Erases More of Usain Bolt?s Track and Field Glory

Noah Lyles is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to track and field. The 26-year-old world champion stood atop the podium on the tracks of Budapest and brought back the dominance of the United States in athletics. In the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Lyles secured three golds, surpassing Jamaican sprinters in Nemzeti Atl?tikai K?zpont. The sprinting icon even managed to break the 200-meter record of Usain Bolt this year.

In July 2023, at the London Diamond League, Noah Lyles surpassed Usain Bolt?s staunch 200-meter record. The Olympian broke the record for the most 200-meter races under 20 seconds after his win on the tracks of London. Last week, Lyles also aimed to break another record set by Usain Bolt at the World Athletics Championship. Amid this passion of Lyles? trying to reach the pinnacle, a comparison of the two was posted on social media.

Staunch wins of Noah Lyles and Usain Bolt

On August 28, Track and Spice drew parallels between the two legends by comparing their timeframes. According to the tweet, “Noah Lyles’s top 30 career marks average is 19.67, and Bolt?s top 30 career marks average is 19.69. For perspective on how great the two athletes are, only 16 athletes have ever run under 19.70. Only 8 athletes have run under 19.70 more than once”

Further, the tweet also added that US track and field star Noah Lyles has gone under sub 19.70, 17 times in his career, while Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has done it only 14 times. All the other 200-meter sprinters in the history of athletics have combined to run a total of 22 sub-19.70 marks.

In conclusion, the tweet conceded, “Lyles and Bolt are in a league of their own in the 200m.” This post came only a few days after Lyles tried to break yet another record set by Usain Bolt in the 200-meter race at the World Athletics Championship. The 26-year-old has won three gold medals on the track in Budapest this year.

Noah Lyles’ incredible feat at the World Athletics Championships

After breaking the American record of 19.32 seconds, set in the 1996 Summer Olympics (Atlanta) by American legend Michael Johnson, Noah Lyles had set his eye on a new goal.

The athlete decided to break the extraordinary 19.19-second world record set by Jamaican legend Usain Bolt. The Track and Field demigod, Usain Bolt, had clocked in the record at the 2009 championships in Berlin after striking gold at the 200-meter event. Interestingly, Lyles, who wanted to cover the Budapest 200-meter track in 19.10 seconds, could not break the legendary record but still managed to bring back the grandeur of the United States in athletics.

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Lyles, who struck his second gold in the 200-meter race, won the race with a world-leading time of 19.83 seconds.

In essence, Noah Lyles is truly on his way to etch his name in the history of track and field forever. Hopefully, the athlete will manage to break a few more legendary records in the upcoming Diamond League finals.

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