(Reuters) - Noah Lyles became the fourth fastest runner ever at 200 metres when the American roared to victory in a sizzling 19.50 seconds at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting on Friday. The time was the eighth fastest ever and the best in seven years. Only world record holder Usain Bolt (19.19), fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake (19.26) and American Michael Johnson (19.32) have run faster. "The track here is burning up," said Lyles, who blistered his previous best of 19.65 seconds. Ecuador's Alex Quinonez took second in a national record 19.87 and Canadian Olympic silver medallist Andre de Grasse was third (19.92).

Source: The Star July 05, 2019 20:19 UTC