Noah Lyles wins the first 200m back, beats Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo at Monaco Diamond League

After taking three months off the competition due to an injury, 100-meter Dash Olympic champion Noah Lyles returned to the track for the Monaco Diamond League. Lyles was planned to race in the 200-meter line against the reigning Olympic champion, Letsile Tebogo.

Despite the setback of Lyles, he was able to achieve his first victory of the season for the Usatf Outdoor Track and Field Championships planned for later this month.

How Noah Lyles and Letsile Tebogo work their way back to the top

Yesterday in the Monaco Diamond League, Olympic champions Lyles and Tebogo went against each other in the 200 -meter dashboard. Tebogo checked the race from the beginning and set the tone that he was confident after his victory at the Prefontaine Classic last weekend. Although Lyles did not have the fastest start, he was able to develop Momentum around the curve and challenge Tebogo while they were driven in the hometretch.

Lyles remained calm under the pressure of Tebogo and was able to guarantee the victory in 19.88. Tebogo was not far behind in 19.97. After the meeting, Tebogo stated that he did not have enough time to warm up, which contributed to his achievements that did not meet his expectations.

“First of all, I am disappointed in my performance,” said Tebogo. “… Back in the call room where they called us earlier than expected, so I didn’t do my entire warming up.”

Producing a performance of sub-20 seconds without full preparation is another sign that Tebogo is fit and will continue to run faster when all his accommodations are well paid.

Both Olympic champions have had to deal with this post-Olympic season with unfavorable circumstances. As mentioned earlier, Lyles took three months free from competition to stimulate an injury. The last time he competed was this outdoor season in April, where he ran the 400-meter dashboard and the 4×100 meter relay with Tom Jones.

After the meeting in Florida, Lyles was planned to walk in the Atlanta City Games, where he was the same as the American record in the 150-meter dashboard last year. Lyles published a statement the day before the meeting started and stated that he would not compete because of the tightness of ankle.

The race in Monaco was heavily expected by fans since the last time that spectators Lyles and Tebogo watched the Olympic Games of Paris last August at the starting line. Lyles, who is typically more vocal on social media about his expectations and self -confidence, had been quiet in recent weeks. Nobody knew what he could expect from his fitness who went in the competition of this weekend.

Last week at the Prefontaine Classic, Tebogo 19.76 ran in the 200-meter dashboard to establish a new world lead. Tebogo, similar to lyles, took leisure time from the competition before he returns his first Diamond League race.

Six weeks before the prefontaine classic, Tebogo was the last to place in the 100-meter dashboard in the Rabat Diamond League. The Olympic champion took longer than normal this season to find his rhythm. Tebogo did not have the best season opening times in its most important events and was not consistent during the early parts of the year.

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In one interview With Citius MAG Tebogo stated that his rough start was due to a recurring knee injury. The injury rose in May, which was the cause of his performance in Rabat. His six -week break turned out to be necessary because he seemed to be from his old self last weekend in Eugene, Oregon.

Although Lyles and Tebogo slowly work back to the top after injury, they both proved that they will be ready for what will come later this season.

Because both athletes are starting to find their racing pattern, they will have to prepare for two -time Olympic silver medal winner Kenny Bednarek. This season Bednarek was named Racer of the Year in the Grand Slam Track League for winning every Short Sprint Slam title. So far he has run a 19.84 in the 200-meter dashboard and a wind-supported 9.79 in the 100-meter dashboard. Bednarek is currently unbeaten this season. The chance that the Olympic stage of Paris consisting of the same three men is high based on their performance this year and their non -repellent determination.

Fans who want to view Lyles Race again before the Usatf Outdoor Track and Field Championships can catch him on the track on the London Diamond League on July 19, where he will dispute the 100-meter dashboard.