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Seville Outshines Olympic Champion Lyles in Diamond League 100m
LONDON, JUL 18 – Oblique Seville won the men's 100m in 9.86 seconds at the London Diamond League final, becoming the only athlete to run under 10 seconds in the event, officials said.
- Jul 19, 2025, Oblique Seville won the men's 100m in 9.86 seconds at Olympic Stadium in London.
- Following recovery, Lyles set his sights on Tokyo success, aiming for three gold medals in the Tokyo world championships.
- In a swift display, Seville’s 9.86 held off Lyles in 10.00 and Hughes in 10.02 seconds.
- On the track, Jamaica’s 4x100m squad sealed qualification with 37.80 to beat Great Britain and the Netherlands, positioning themselves 15th on the Tokyo 2025 World Championships qualifying list.
- Amid a sold-out 60,000 crowd braving early storms, athletes used the final as tune-ups for the World Championships in Tokyo this September.
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The 11th round of the Diamond League, which took place in London (Great Britain), was a success for Mykolas Alekna, who broke another record and surpassed his main competitors.
World runner-up and European champion Kristjan Čeh took second place in the discus throw at the Athletics Diamond League in London with a throw of 68.83 m in the final heat. World record holder Mykolas Alekna from Lithuania won, the Olympic runner-up set a Diamond League record with a throw of 71.70 m. Tina Šutej was seventh in the pole vault with a throw of 4.60 m.
Mykolas Alekna won the men's discus throw with a powerful result at the Diamond League stage of athletics in London. In the men's 100 meters, reigning Olympic champion Noah Lyles had to admit the superiority of Jamaican Oblique Seville.
Fast-starting Seville beats Lyles in London 100m
LONDON - Oblique Seville left Olympic champion Noah Lyles chewing his dust on Saturday as the Jamaican blasted out of the blocks and kept the hammer down to win the London Diamond League 100 metres in an impressive 9.86 seconds. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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