Lyles storm at 200 m while it's the best time of the year

Lyles, racing in his favorite event, was charging his compatriot Michael Norman to remain undefeated in the event this year.

Noah Lyles of the United States celebrates the men's 200m victory. (Photo by Reuters)

American Noah Lyles tied the best 200 meters of the year in 19.69 seconds at the Diamond League meeting of Lausanne on Thursday.

Lyles, racing in his favorite event, has passed his compatriot Michael Norman remains undefeated in the event this year

Time has tied his personal best time and world leader time, that he shares with Clarence Munyai of South Africa.

"I'm a little disappointed in the time I wanted to run faster and make this world become mine," said Lyles, who also shares the 100 million in advance, told reporters . "But I know I'll be able to do it later in the season."

"I'm trying to go 19.4," added the 20-year-old. "It's a moment that has been in my head for a while and I think it's time to do it."

Only Jamaican Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and American Michael Johnson ran faster. Bolt holds the world record at 19.19 seconds

Norman, world record holder in the indoor 400m, takes second place in 19.88

Another annual record reaches the men's 5000m where Birhanu Balew of Bahrain wins in 13: 01.09 after the Ethiopian Selemon. Barega, who finished second, and Yomif Kejelcha, got entangled

Barega appeared to accidentally stumble the leader Kejelcha, who nearly fired Barega on the track and was disqualified later.

Big Surprise

To his surprise, American Shelby Houlihan surprised a 1,500-meter-high women's championship that included Britain's Laura Muir and South African Caster Semenya

Houlihan, double winner of the 1500 and 5000 m at the American championships. closing spe "I did not feel very good (before the race)," said Houlihan. "I had to talk to myself during the race to stay in a comfortable position and the incredible crowd brought me home for the last 200 meters."

Muir took second place in 3: 58.18 with Semenya, Olympic champion and world 800m. The middle distance race could be threatened due to a new rule of the IAAF on hyperandrogenism, finishing 6th in 4: 00.44

Qatari Abderrahman Samba, meanwhile, continued his masterful 400m hurdles

Samba, who ran last week – The fastest time of the event (46.98 seconds), won his sixth consecutive race by crushing the Norwegian world champion Karsten Warholm in 47.42 seconds. Warholm was runner-up in 47.94 seconds

Russian Sergey Shubenkov dominated the 110m hurdles in 12.95 seconds ahead of American champion 13.29 Devon Allen

Shamier Little, US champion, defeated Commonwealth Games champion Janijse Russell by five hundredths of a second to claim the women's 400m hurdles in 53.41 seconds. US Olympic gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad moved to fourth place.

Best 100m woman, Marie-Josee Ta Lou, of Ivory Coast, held in check 10.90 despite a slow start against Jamaican Elaine Thompson (10.99