Lyles Wins 200 Meters to Keep Hope of Olympic Sprint Double Alive for Paris

Lyles Wins 200 Meters to Keep Hope of Olympic Sprint Double Alive for Paris
Gold medalist in the men's 200 meters Noah Lyles and gold medalist in the women's long jump Tara Davis-Woodhall pose on Day Nine of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Ore., on June 29, 2024. Christian Petersen/Getty Images
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EUGENE, Ore.—In the wee hours the night before his 200-meter final, Noah Lyles sent a shout-out on social media to the sprinters in Jamaica, egging them on to help make the upcoming Paris Olympics great.

Then, the final rolled around, and all Lyles had to do was look two lanes to his right to see he had his hands full Saturday night right here in the U.S.