“ The hundred will be a lot closer once I get the first 10 metres down, so I’d say we’re still quite a few years away from that one. But the 200? Two years max, ” said Noah Lyles back in 2023, talking of Usain Bolt’s World Record. It’s 2025, the World Athletics Championships are going on, and the 200m World Champion had everyone in shock after his 19.51s in just the 200m semifinals. Though the commentators made a statement that has angered the track and field community.

“ He’s challenging for what??? Do these commentators know what 19.19s is? ” tweeted Nationwide90FM’s host Kareem after Noah Lyles’ race. A commentator might have dared to say that Lyles’ after today 19.51, might be going for Usain Bolt’s 19.19s that came at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, on 20 August 2009. For

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