The champion of the world Noah Lyles won the 100 m at the US Olympic selection trials in 9.83 seconds (0.4 m/s of wind), equaling his personal best on Sunday in Eugene (Oregon).
Lyles will be on the starting line of the Paris Olympic Games Kenny Bednarek (9.87) and for the Tokyo Olympic runner-up Fred Kerley (9.88). The 2019 world champion Christian Coleman (9.93) must be satisfied in relief 4x100m.
“I’m ready”declared in front of the microphone of the stadium Noah Lyles, brilliant triple world champion last summer in Budapest (100, 200, 4×100 m), who wants a quadruple in Paris in 4×400 m. The 26-year-old from Florida confirmed his status as the world sprint leader by equaling his record, and confirmed his status as the favorite for the podium, or even gold, at the Paris Olympic Games in just over a month that took home bronze in the 200 meters in Tokyo in 2021.
Kenny BednarekOlympic runner-up in the 200 meters, qualified for the first time in the 100 meters, setting a new record in the process, and will be one of the favourites, along with Lyles, in the 200 meters next week.
The semi-surprise came from the hand of Fred Kerley, Olympic runner-up in Tokyo and world champion in 2022 at the same Hayward Field stadium, has gone through struggles this season. “You have to be ready on time, I am,” he said.
Only 4th, Coleman was a victim of the merciless law of the American teams (only the first three passes) and the density of the American sprint, after missing the Tokyo Games due to the violation of the anti-doping code.
Source: La Verdad
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