Noah Lyles tied Usain Bolt’s record number of world titles in the 200m, Bolt’s trademark event. Lyles won a fourth consecutive world 200m title, matching Bolt’s run of four in a row from 2009 through 2015. Lyles, coming back from a spring ankle injury and bronze in last Sunday’s 100m, clocked 19.52 seconds, edging countryman Kenny Bednarek (19.58 for silver) …
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Sep 19, 2025, 09:42 AM ET Noah Lyles pulled ahead of Kenny Bednarek heading into the straightaway then held him off down the stretch to capture his fourth title in a much-awaited 200 meters at world championships Friday night. Lyles finished in 19.52 seconds for a .06-second margin over Bednarek, who led the final at the halfway point, fell behind …
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Should either Thompson or Seville triumph, they would become the first Jamaican man to win a global 100m title since Usain Bolt nine years ago. Speaking on BBC One, four-time global heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill said: “Kishane Thompson looked phenomenal. The strength and power he had coming out of the starting blocks, his transition phase, he even slowed down massively …
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State parole officials had not yet publicly announced that Erik Menendez would remain behind bars, but word of the outcome was already spreading among his family members early Thursday evening. Stunned and angry at the decision, some relatives took to social media just as news broke that Menendez, 54, had been denied parole for the 1989 shotgun murders of his …
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Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles won the 200-meter national championship on Sunday and got a two-handed shove from rival Kenny Bednarek moments after the thrilling rally in Oregon. Lyles overtook Bednarek in the final strides and turned to stare down the runner-up, who then reached out with both hands to forcefully push the winner away. Before the beef could heat …
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The US track championships turned physical on Sunday, with Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek involved in a shoving match after they crossed the finish line of a hotly contested 200m final. “Like I’ve said before, Noah’s going be Noah,” Bednarek said. “If he wants to stare me down, that’s fine.” Lyles reeled in Bednarek and crossed in 19.63 seconds for …
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Noah Lyles landed the day’s biggest blow on the track, passing Kenny Bednarek for the win, then looking his way to talk some trash. Bednarek’s answer was a two-handed shove in the back after the finish line, some more heated words and a challenge for a rematch that can’t come soon enough. Video captured the tense moments after the race. …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link It all got a little tense after Noah Lyles got the better of rival Kenny Bednarek in the 200m final at the USA Track and Field Championships on Sunday. On this occasion, Lyles beat Bednarek after reeling in his opponent on the final stretch, finishing in 19.63 seconds. Bednarek finished 0.04 seconds behind but was clearly …
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EUGENE, Ore. — As he crossed the finish line, punctuating his fifth American championship, Noah Lyles had his sights set on one person. Kenny Bednarek. For about the final five meters of Sunday’s 200-meter final at the U.S. Championships, Lyles gave a long, taunting stare to Bednarek in the lane to his left. The staredown continued even after they crossed …
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EUGENE, Ore. — Track turned into a contact sport Sunday when Kenny Bednarek shoved Noah Lyles after Lyles beat him to the finish line in the 200-meter final at the U.S. championships. Lyles passed Bednarek in the homestretch to win in 19.63 seconds. As he was crossing the finish line, Lyles turned to Bednarek in the lane next to him …
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