CHORZOW, Poland (AP) — Maybe only a track and field superstar like Mondo Duplantis could get away with such a mischievous question to Olympic 100-meter champion Noah Lyles.

The pole vault world record holder wanted to know more Friday about the shove Lyles got from Kenny Bednarek after winning the 200 at United States national championships two weeks ago.

“Can I ask a question?” Duplantis said at the end of a multi-athlete news conference in Poland — alongside Lyles but not Bednarek — on the eve of the sprinters renewing their rivalry in the 100 on the Diamond League circuit.

“I want to ask Noah about, like, that stare down and that push,” Duplantis said, smiling and looking right along the line to Lyles, “because that (expletive) was kinda crazy game.”

Lyles repeated the answer he

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