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EUGENE, OREGON: Noah Lyles defended his world 200m title in electric fashion in a second US sprint clean sweep on Thursday, while Shericka Jackson thwarted Jamaican teammate Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s bid for a sprint double in the women’s race. Close on the heels of Fred Kerley leading a 1-2-3 for Team USA in the men’s 100m, Lyles made no mistake over the longer sprint, racing
At the finish line, Noah Lyles stared down his only true opponent: the clock. But for several moments, the unofficial time showed a tie with Johnson's mark of 19.32.
The colour of the medal was a downgrade from the gold of three years earlier, but she was up against a sprinting machine
Lyles (19.31) ran the bend of his life to bury the field as Kenny Bednarek (19.77) and Erriyon Knighton (19.80) completed the sweep.
Jackson goes to No.2 all-time with 21.45, Lyles breaks Johnson's US record with 19.31