“ There’s a lot of excitement going on in the 200. Obviously, I have the energy. Obviously, I have the motivation. I don’t plan to lose. I plan to go out there full force, you know, jump off the cliff, so to speak, with all enthusiasm into this race. ” This was Noah Lyles after losing his 100m gold to Oblique Seville. The 200m World Champion has his eyes on not losing that tag, and he has started pretty well. 19.99 in the Heat 4 for the win, the only sub-20 of that race is not bad at all until you realize that is only the 5th fastest time of all the heats. Does this affect his lane? Yes, it does.

Lyles is scheduled to go up against Andre De Grasse, Zharnel Hughes, Jamaica’s Adrian Kerr, and others in the 3rd semifinals of the 200m at the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships. The nam

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