USA's Noah Lyles celebrates after winning the Men's 100m event during the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at the London stadium in London on July 20, 2024. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP)
London: US sprint star Noah Lyles fired out a timely broadside at pretenders to the Olympic 100m crown at Saturday's Diamond League meeting where Femke Bol again shone in the hurdles.
Lyles, who won the world 100-200m titles in Budapest last year, clocked a personal best of 9.81 seconds in the blue riband event at London Stadium.
It could not have been better timed, with the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics just six days away.
"I'm going to win, it's what I always do. I'm getting faster every week," Lyles said.
In her own fine-tuning, world champion Bol set a new meet record of 51.30sec as she cruised to victory in the women's 400m hurdles.
"I am excited for Paris and of course to put on my best race there," she said, with world record holder and Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in her crosshairs.
"I am looking forward to racing Sydney -- that will push us both. I will be ready for it and the relay as well of course."
