Noah Lyles triumphs with 3rd straight 200m championship

The American won his 3^rd consecutive world 200m championship today and became the 1^st man to triumph with the spring double since Usain Bolt in 2015.

BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK!

Noah Lyles is the world 200m champion for a third time. 🇺🇸🥇 #WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/cHTZ27xxiI

— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 25, 2023

Exactly 5 days after winning his 1^st world title in the 100-meter, the American dominated and finished the race in 19.52 seconds, just milliseconds of his world-leading time of 19.47.

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His compatriot Erriyon Knighton, who took home the bronze medal in 2022, this time won the silver medal, while Letsile Tebogo of Botswana finished 3^rd and secured the bronze medal.

Lyles showed the world yesterday that something very big can happen after he led the ½ finals field by 2-tenths of a second despite a shocking golf cart accident when he was traveling to the stadium. As a result, his ½ final heat was delayed by half an hour.

Men who achieved the #WorldAthleticsChamps 100m/200m double.

1999🇺🇸Maurice Greene
2005🇺🇸Justin Gatlin
2007🇺🇸Tyson Gay
2009🇯🇲Usain Bolt
2013🇯🇲Usain Bolt
2015🇯🇲Usain Bolt
2023🇺🇸Noah Lyles pic.twitter.com/PNV8PDHMe4

— Travis Miller (@travismillerx13) August 25, 2023