Lyles defends 200m title as drama unfolds across track and field events

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Lyles defends 200m title as drama unfolds across track and field events  American sprint star Noah Lyles retained his crown in the men’s 200m final, clocking an impressive 19.52 seconds to secure gold. He finished ahead of teammate Kenny Bednarek and Jamaica’s Bryan Levell, who took silver and bronze respectively.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/20/lyles-defends-200m-title-as-drama-unfolds-across-track-and-field-events  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Hi there! Here is a summary of everything you need to remember about Day 7 at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

00:08And let's start with the men's 200 meters final results.

00:13American No Allies has kept his crown.

00:15The reigning world champion won the race in 19.52 seconds in front of his filler countryman Kenny Bednarek and Jamaican Brian Leville.

00:25Yeah, I couldn't leave here with no gold. I'll just put it like that.

00:29Botswana Lettile-Tebogo finished fourth but was proud of his achievement at the end of a tough season for him.

00:35I'm looking at the start and goals that we've been through this whole season from China to the last Diamond League.

00:42And just being able to make it into the final was a big thing for us.

00:46Looking at the days, months, weeks of training that we missed out.

00:51And just running a new season vest, it meant they thought more from me that could have came out.

00:57But the lack of training has just really hindered us from being in the medal positions.

01:02It wasn't meant to be for triple jump riding champion Hugues Fabre-Zongo.

01:06The Burkina Faso jumper who earlier this year announced the end of his athletics career at the World Championships,

01:13ended with a 16.92 meter mark and the seventh position.

01:18Yeah, medals were important, but the most important in my career is the man I became, you see.

01:26I got many values with the sport.

01:30I tried to push myself beyond my limits.

01:33I tried to push myself to fight everything I was scared about.

01:39So I think that this was the most important.

01:43And today I can bring it, I can bring the man I became on another field, in another domain,

01:51and I think that I will perform there.

01:53So medals was good, but who I am today is the best part.

01:58Just like in the 1,500 meters, there will be three Kenyans in the women's 800 meters final.

02:07Mary Mora, Lillian Odira and Sarah Mora have qualified.

02:11Moroccan Asia Ratsiki didn't make it to the 800 meters final,

02:15but established a new personal record, something she could be proud of.

02:19On the 5,000 meters, Kipsang, Ghebriwet, Merhari have qualified for the final in the heptathlon.

02:27Anna Hall is leading after four events.

02:29Olympic champion Nafisa Tutiam is sixth.

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