Paris Olympic Games 2024: USA's 100m champ Noah Lyles one race away from sprint double after qualifying for 200m final
Updated 08/08/2024 at 00:18 GMT+1
USA's Noah Lyles comfortably made it through to the men's 200m final to edge closer to completing the sprint double at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Lyles won a thrilling race to clinch the gold medal in the 100m on Sunday. Elsewhere, the line-ups for the finals of the men's 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles were determined on Wednesday night at the Olympics.
Watch as Lyles pipped to first place in 200m semi-final as he eyes sprint double
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American Noah Lyles booked his spot in the final of the men's 200m final as he edges closer to completing the sprint double at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Lyles was slow out of the blocks but finished strong to qualify behind Botswana's Letsile Tebogo in the second semi-final with a time of 20.08 seconds.
It means he is now just one race away from adding the 200m title to the gold medal he won in a thrilling 100m final on Sunday.
Like in the 100m, the 27-year-old did not look convincing in his semi-final. Touted as his best event, he will have to improve if he is to do the double.
A poor start was followed by a bend that left him in the clutches of those behind, but Lyles finally hit top gear to secure an automatic spot.
Tebogo ran the quickest time of the semis and will be among the favourites for Thursday's gold medal showdown.
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Lyles’ teammate Kenny Bednarek (20.00) looked strong in the first semi, crossing the line clear of Dominican Alexander Ogando (20.09), both of whom sealed spots in the final.
But defending champion Andre De Grasse of Canada (20.41) will not have a chance to retain his gold medal from Tokyo after a laboured run that was not quick enough for a fastest-loser place.
The third semi-final was the most competitive as American Erriyon Knighton (20.09) and Liberia’s Joseph Fahnbulleh (20.12) edged out Zimbabwe’s Tapiwanashe Makarawu (20.16).
Makarawu’s time was the quickest of those outside the top two from each semi, with his teammate Makanakaishe Charamba (20.31) taking the final fastest-loser spot.
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El Bakkali defends men's 3000m steeplechase title
Soufiane El Bakkali defended his Olympic title in a thrilling men’s 3000m steeplechase final.
The Moroccan 28-year-old ran a well-controlled race before surging to the line to claim gold in a time of 8:06.05.
USA’s Kenneth Brooks ran a personal best 8:06.41 to take silver from Kenya’s Abraham Kibiwot, who won bronze.
There was late drama when Ethiopia’s Lamecha Girma fell in the closing stages as he closed on the leaders.
The silver medallist from Tokyo was looking to go one better but clipped one of the final hurdles at speed and suffered a hard landing.
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Watch as El Bakkali retains Olympic 3000m steeplechase title in thrilling finish
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Stona takes discus gold
The men’s discus final came down to the wire as Jamaica’s Roje Stona and Lithuania’s Mykolas Alekna battled it out for gold.
Alekna broke the Olympic record with a throw of 69.97 metres in the second round, only for Stona to pip the Lithuanian to the title with an effort of 70.00m.
Australia’s Matthew Denny (69.31m) finished third to round out the medals with bronze.
It is the first gold for Jamaica at Paris 2024 and the country’s first men’s discus triumph in the history of the Games.
Holloway lays down marker in men’s 110m hurdles semi
USA’s Grant Holloway, who won silver in this event at Tokyo 2020, looked the class of the field in the men’s 110m hurdles semi-finals.
Holloway, in the first semi, was the only runner to post a time under 13 seconds as he underlined his title credentials.
Spain’s Enrique Llopis (13.17) finished behind Holloway to qualify, while Jamaican defending champion Hansle Parchment (13.19) and Japan’s Rachid Muratake (13.26) had to rely on fastest-loser spots.
Jamaicans won the second and third semi-finals from Americans, with Rasheed Broadbell (13.21), Freddie Crittenden (13.23), Orlando Bennett (13.09) and Daniel Roberts (13.10) completing the eight-man line-up for Thursday’s final.
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Warholm into 400m hurdles final
Norway’s Karsten Warholm set the fastest time in the semi-finals of the men’s 400m hurdles as he continues the defence of his gold medal from Tokyo.
His 47.67 was almost two-tenths clear of his nearest challengers, France’s Clement Ducos and USA’s Rai Benjamin, who both ran a 47.85.
Brazil’s Alison dos Santos, the bronze medallist from three years ago, set the fourth-fastest time ahead of BVI’s Kyron McMaster.
Estonia’s Rasmus Magiwill (48.16) is also through to the final, with the last two spots going to fastest-loser Abderrahman Samba and Jamaica’s Roshawn Clarke.
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