At this point, maybe it’s hard to figure out who was more “unsportsmanlike” . Was it Noah Lyles for that cold staredown, or Kenny Bednarek for shoving Lyles? But that final stretch of the 200 meters at the U.S. Championships definitely sent ripples across Hayward Field. However, reports say both athletes have reconciled and are ready to face each other at the Lausanne Diamond League on August 20. Before that, track and field legend Justin Gatlin gave a massive nod to the 26-year-old Bednarek.

In 2023, he lit up Nairobi with a smooth 9.98 seconds, a whisper of what was coming. Fast forward to 2024, he scorched Eugene in 9.87. But in 2025, he cracked the code—9.79 seconds, the sixth-fastest American ever. Level up would be an understatement because the Tulsa-born launched him. That was Be

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