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Noah Lyles sets new world best in 150m at Ostrava Golden Spike meet
via The Namibian2 min read
US sprinter Noah Lyles achieved a new world best time in the rarely-contested 150 meters, clocking 14.67 seconds at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava, Czech Republic. This performance surpassed the previous best of 14.72 seconds set by Kishane Thompson. Lyles finished ahead of South Africa's Sinesipho Dambile, who recorded 14.78 seconds, and Australian Gout Gout, who came in third with 14.96 seconds. In other events, Swiss athlete Audrey Werro won the women's 800m in 1 minute 54.45 seconds, defeating Dutch star Femke Broeders-Bol, who finished second in her outdoor debut for the distance with 1 minute 57.13 seconds. South Africa's Bayanda Walaza won the men's 100m, equaling his personal best of 9.94 seconds, ahead of Emmanuel Eseme of Cameroon.
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