Noah Lyles secured a spot in the men's 200m semifinal after a strong run in his semifinal heat, finishing just behind Letsile Tebogo. He will be joined by American teammates Erriyon Knighton and Kenny Bednarek.
PARIS — With a chance to join the likes of Usain Bolt and Carl Lewis in Olympic history, American sprinting star Noah Lyles was upset in his bid to add to his gold-medal haul Thursday. Racing in the 200-meter final inside Stade de France, Lyles finished a distant third in 19.70 seconds, behind gold medalist Letsile Tebogo of Botswana in 19.46 and fellow American Kenny Bednarek in 19.62.
Lyles entered the Tokyo Olympics as a favorite to win the 200 after dealing with what he has called lingering physical and mental-health struggles but left with bronze, a result he called “boring” in the moment. In the three years since the 27-year-old Lyles, who first gained prominence as a high schooler in Virginia, has openly showed vulnerability away from the track while also displaying few weaknesses on it.
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