Lyles breaks Bolt’s record, plus upset in the women’s 100m sprint at Diamond League

By Nicanor Gordon CNW Writer

Last week, thousands gathered at the London Stadium in the cool afternoon England sun to see the sprint rematch between American Sha’Carri Richardson and Jamaican Shericka Jackson in the Diamond’s League Women’s 100m race Richardson had edged Jackson at their meeting in Poland, but Jackson won the Monaco leg

The stage was set for another scintillating race ahead of their big showdown in Budapest, but it wasn’t meant to be Richardson was forced to pull out of the race with a hamstring injury sustained during warm-up Early reports suggest it’s a minor injury

Ta Lou still got it

If there was disappointment in not seeing the two fan favorites, it was quickly dashed by a performance by Ivorian Marie-Josée Ta Lou The 34-year-old veteran, and the most successful sprinter in Ivory Coast’s history, powered out of the blocks and finished well ahead of her competition showing that she can more than hold her own with the new blood

It’s Noah Lyles’ world and we’re just living in it

Noah Lyles has maintained the incredible form that’s put him in conversation with Usain Bolt for the greatest sprinter of all time On Sunday, Lyles strengthened his argument by running a world-leading, and meet record, 19 47 seconds in the 200m sprint shattering his previous record of 19 67 seconds he set, fittingly, at the Kingston Grand Prix in Jamaica This win puts Lyles in sole possession of the record for most wins in the 200m sub-20