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Lyles Wins the 100m in 9.83seconds
With a time of 9.83 seconds, American track and field sprinter Noah Lyles won the men's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday in Budapest, Hungary. Noah Lyles is the newest fastest man in the world.
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It was a close race, with the top three finishers clocking in at 9.88 seconds: Letsile Tebogo of Botswana, Zharnel Hughes of Great Britain, and Oblique Seville of Jamaica.
Second place went to Tebogo, third to Hughes, and fourth to Seville. Christian Coleman of the United States came in fifth place, clocking in at 9.92 seconds.
Lyles won the gold and is now widely expected to repeat the feat at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
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Lyles won the gold. | Credit: Gettyimages[/caption]
Lyles has the fifteenth-best time in the history of the race. The current record is 9.58 seconds, set in 2009 by Usain Bolt of Jamaica. American sprinter Tyson Gay comes in second (9.69 seconds).
Lyles, at 26 years old, has an impressive medal haul, including a bronze from the 2020 Olympics and a gold from the World Championships in the 200-meter event in both 2019 and 2022.
In Budapest, he will also compete in the 200-meter individual and 4x100-meter relay events. On Sunday, the 4x100-meter relay will take place, while on Saturday, the 200-meter final will be held.
Fraser-Pryce Reclaims Her Crown as the Fastest Woman. | Credit: Worldathletics[/caption]
This is Fraser-Pryce's fifth gold medal overall. She finished just ahead of her compatriot Elaine Thompson-Herah, who had defeated her at the Tokyo Olympics, and Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith, who took third place.
She previously won in 2009, 2013, and 2019 to give her a total of four 100-meter global medals. She has won more medals than any other woman in the history of the World Athletics Championships, a total of 11 (nine gold and two silver).
Because of her diminutive stature and lightning-fast speed, she has been nicknamed "Pocket Rocket" and "Mommy Rocket," and is universally considered as the best female sprinter of her generation and among the best of all time.
Lyles won the gold. | Credit: Gettyimages[/caption]
Lyles has the fifteenth-best time in the history of the race. The current record is 9.58 seconds, set in 2009 by Usain Bolt of Jamaica. American sprinter Tyson Gay comes in second (9.69 seconds).
Lyles, at 26 years old, has an impressive medal haul, including a bronze from the 2020 Olympics and a gold from the World Championships in the 200-meter event in both 2019 and 2022.
In Budapest, he will also compete in the 200-meter individual and 4x100-meter relay events. On Sunday, the 4x100-meter relay will take place, while on Saturday, the 200-meter final will be held.
Fraser-Pryce Reclaims Her Crown as the Fastest Woman
At the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Shelly Fraser-Pryce ran the 100-meter dash in 10.60 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 21.71 seconds, both new national records and personal bests. [caption id="attachment_8451" align="aligncenter" width="505"] Fraser-Pryce Reclaims Her Crown as the Fastest Woman. | Credit: Worldathletics[/caption]
This is Fraser-Pryce's fifth gold medal overall. She finished just ahead of her compatriot Elaine Thompson-Herah, who had defeated her at the Tokyo Olympics, and Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith, who took third place.
She previously won in 2009, 2013, and 2019 to give her a total of four 100-meter global medals. She has won more medals than any other woman in the history of the World Athletics Championships, a total of 11 (nine gold and two silver).
Because of her diminutive stature and lightning-fast speed, she has been nicknamed "Pocket Rocket" and "Mommy Rocket," and is universally considered as the best female sprinter of her generation and among the best of all time.
Crouser Breaks His Own World Record in the Shot Put
Ryan Crouser, a two-time Olympic champion, showed his mettle by winning the men's shot put final and successfully defending his title despite battling illness and a world-class field. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="514"]
Crouser Breaks His Own World Record in the Shot Put. | Credit: WAC[/caption]
After throwing a personal best of 23.56 meters earlier this year, the 30-year-old had a scan done on his lower leg a few weeks before the World Championships and discovered two blood clots. He got medical attention and decided at the last minute to compete in the World Championships. He may not have been operating at peak performance, but he came through in spectacular fashion under pressure.
His first round throw of 22.63m put him in the lead, while his second round throw of 22.98m shattered the championship record. However, Crouser left his best for last, setting a new championship record and coming within five centimeters of his world record with his last throw of 23.51 meters to end the series.
Two-time world champion Joe Kovacs won bronze with a throw of 22.12m, while Leonardo Fabbri of Italy won silver with a personal best of 22.34m. Tom Walsh, the world champion in 2017, did not get in the top three. He threw 22.05 meters.
Cheptegei Wins World Title
Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei ran a stellar race to win his first world title in the men's 10,000-meter event in a time of 26 minutes, 11.02 seconds. This was a new championship record and the second-fastest time ever. The Ethiopian Selemon Barega and the Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo came in second and third, respectively. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="503"]
Cheptegei Wins World Title. | Source: Google[/caption]
This makes the 26-year-old Ugandan the fourth man in history to win three global 10,000m titles, joining Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia), Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia), and Mo Farah (Britain).
Watch and download highlights of Day 2 at the World Athletics Championships 2023:
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