Noah Lyles did not just ease into the men’s 200-meter final at the world championships.
The three-time defending champion delivered a statement to the rest of the field.
Lyles ran a world-leading 19.51 seconds to easily qualify for Friday’s final, where he will attempt to join Jamaican legend Usain Bolt as the only men to win the 200-meter world title four straight times.
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