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EUGENE, Ore. — Noah Lyles is getting even closer to making his second Olympic team. The sprinting star ran the 100-meter in 9.92 seconds on Saturday night — the best time in the 35-man field — to advance to Sunday’s semifinal in the U.S. Olympic trials at Hayward Field. That heat starts at 8:48 p.m. ET/5:48 p.m. PT, and if he advances, he will run the final at 10:49 p.m. ET/7:49 p.m. PT. The top three finishers will earn spots in the 2024 Paris Games.
In August, Lyles claimed three gold medals at the world championships in Budapest by winning the 100 and 200, and anchoring the U.S. 4x100 relay. His two individual victories at the event marked the first time anyone accomplished the double at worlds since Bolt in 2015 — and just the fifth man ever. Lyles did not qualify for the 100 in 2020, finishing seventh out of eight runners in the Olympic trials final. He did claim the bronze medal in the 200, however.
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