Video of Noah Lyles breaking the men’s 200m American records at the 2022 World Championships
Noah Lyles broke Mike Johnson American record, leading a U.S. sweep of the men’s 200m medals at the World Athletics championships.
Lyles repeated as world champion in 19.31 seconds, taking one hundredth off Johnson’s famous golden-shoes time from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Only Jamaicans Usain Bolt (19.19) and Yohan Blake (19.26) have run faster. Lyles rebounded from a bronze-medal finish at the Tokyo Olympics, where he was expected to take gold.
Countrymen Kenny Bednarek (19.77) and Erriyon Knighton (19.80) took silver and bronze. Knighton, at 18, became the youngest individual sprint medalist in world championships history.
