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US sprinter Noah Lyles sets world best 150m time at Golden Spike meet

Al Jazeera · Jun 16, 2026, 10:15 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Lyles clocks 14.67 seconds, edges Dambile of South Africa for gold while Australian teenager Gout Gout finishes third.
  • The 28-year-old Lyles on Tuesday beat the previous best of 14.72 set by Kishane Thompson of Jamaica in Florida in April.
  • At Ostrava, Lyles beat Sinesipho Dambile of South Africa with 14.78, while Australian teenager Gout Gout finished third in 14.96.

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Lyles clocks 14.67 seconds, edges Dambile of South Africa for gold while Australian teenager Gout Gout finishes third.

xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The 28-year-old Lyles beat the previous best of 14.72 set by Kishane Thompson of Jamaica in Florida in April [File: David W Cerny/Reuters]By Anushe Engineer and AFPPublished On 16 Jun 202616 Jun 2026United States sprinter Noah Lyles has set the world’s best-ever time over the rarely-run 150 metres race, clocking 14.67 seconds at the Golden Spike meet in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava.

The 28-year-old Lyles on Tuesday beat the previous best of 14.72 set by Kishane Thompson of Jamaica in Florida in April.

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