United States sprinter Noah Lyles set the world's best-ever time over the rarely-run 150 metres race, clocking 14.67 seconds at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

The 28-year-old Lyles beat the previous best of 14.72 set by Kishane Thompson of Jamaica in Florida in April. In Ostrava, Lyles defeated Sinesipho Dambile of South Africa (14.78) and Australian teenager Gout Gout (14.96).

“Was there ever any doubt? We came for a show,” an elated Lyles told Czech TV. Earlier this month, Lyles won comfortably at the Wanda Diamond League meet in Rome with 9.88 in the 100m, his fastest since clinching gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Dutch star Femke Broeders-Bol had to bow to in-form Swiss Audrey Werro in her outdoor debut in the 800m. The 26-year-old Broeders-Bol, who switched from 400m hurdles, clocked an impressive 1 minute 57.13 seconds for second place.

The 22-year-old Werro won in 1 minute 54.45 seconds, half a second behind her personal best from March, after shedding Broeders-Bol with 200 metres to run. “It was a really crazy run, but the time is very good, so I'm really happy,” Werro said.

Source: www.aljazeera.com