Noah Lyles locked down the first major step in his quest for an Olympic sprint double Sunday, coming from behind to win the 100 meters at the U.S. track trials.
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Lyles overcame a slow start to beat 200-meter specialist Kenny Bednarek by .04. Fred Kerley, the 2022 world champion, finished in third and also will go to Paris. Christian Coleman, the 2019 world champ, was in the lead with about 30 meters left but finished fourth. "Part of the plan, nothing's changed," Lyles said after the win."It might be a shock to everybody else, but when you know the goal, you know the goal."
He went on to win the world championship in the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay last year, setting the stage for a quest to do it again in the Olympic year. If he pulls it off in Paris, he would be in company with Usain Bolt, the Jamaican great who went 3-for-3 all three times he raced at the Olympics.
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