World champion Noah Lyles scored another victory in his showdown with fellow American Michael Norman in the 200m at the Diamond League meet in Lausanne on Friday.
Lyles hit 19.56 seconds, with 400m world champion Norman finishing second in a season best of 19.76 seconds.
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Lyles’ teammate Aleia Hobbs made up for the absence of Jamaican duo Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson-Herah to win the women’s 100m.
Aleia Hobbs of the USA beat Shericka Jackson of Jamaica to win the women’s 100m title | Image source: AP
Fraser-Pryce, with six under-10.70 seconds this season, withdrew late due to a “muscle sprain” she experienced during the warm-up. Thompson-Herah was disqualified for a false start in front of the sold-out 12,700-sold Stade olympique de la Pontaise.
Hobbs went on to clock 10.87 seconds to win the photo finish against Jamaican 200m champion Shericka Jackson third.
Fraser-Pryce said she had felt discomfort in her hamstring. “Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to get any better,” she said.
“As a precaution, my coach decided not to risk racing at this point.”
In the other major results, European doubles champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen fixed a world lead time of 3:29.05 as he took a 1500m win over Kenya’s Abel Kipsang.
