Said and done.
American Noah Lyles declared in July that he had his sights set on becoming the first man to win the 100 meters and 200 meters at the World Athletics Championships since the legend Usain Bolt in 2015 and on Friday in Budapest, he did it.
The 26-year old Lyles was the favorite coming into the race and won comfortably over the fastest field ever assembled — the average personal best of the eight man who took part is 19.66 seconds. Sha'Carri Richardson, who had a joyous 100 meter championship win on Monday and was also trying for the 100-200 double, fell short of that but has nothing to hang her head over.
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