“ Tebogo’s got half a yard and now it’s down to 10cm, and now it’s almost dead heat,” the commentator said as Noah Lyles came storming back at Letsile Tebogo in front of an excited crowd at Letzigrund Stadium. The Olympic 100m champion chased down the 200m Olympic gold medalist to snatch the Diamond League 200m trophy in Zurich, stopping the clock at 19.74s (-0.6). After the race, Lyles was asked if he believes the U.S. can finally grab relay gold in Tokyo, after falling short in Paris. His response? A pointed message straight to USATF.

“Couldn’t tell you. I’ll just say this. Every time I’m on last leg…” Lyles did not add any further, but the answer was very clear. Lyles on the last leg meant a win for the USA. Back in the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Christian Coleman, like a

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