TOKYO (AP) — There were no staredowns, shoves or heated words after this win for Noah Lyles. Just four fingers thrust into the air when he crossed the finish line — one for each time he's won the world title in his favorite race, the 200 meters. Lyles pulled ahead of his American rival Kenny Bednarek heading into the straightaway Friday night, then held him off down the stretch to win in 19.52 seconds and equal Usain Bolt's worlds title haul in the half-lap sprint.

Instead of exchanging glares and shoves with Bednarek — the way it happened last month at U.S. championships — Lyles looked relatively calm, thrusting his fingers into the sky after his .06-second victory and shouting “That's four, baby!” into the TV camera. “This," Lyles said, “is a very big win,.” Minutes after he won, Meliss

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