Lyles runs world-leading 9.79 at US Championships | REPORT | World Athletics
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Report25 Jul 2026
Lyles runs world-leading 9.79 at US Championships
Noah Lyles wins the 100m at the 2026 US Championships (©
Noah Lyles equalled his lifetime best with a world-leading 9.79 (0.8m/s) to win the men’s 100m at the US Championships in New York on Friday (24)
The Olympic champion won by a comfortable margin from Ronnie Baker and Kenny Bednarek, who both clocked 9.88 with Baker finishing just 0.005 ahead to take second place
In the semifinals just moments earlier, Lyles had sped to a marginally wind-assisted 9.76 which would have been a lifetime best had it not been for the wind (2.1m/s)
“I think that was technically the best race I’ve had so far,” said Lyles, the four-time world 200m champion. “In training last week I ran a hand-timed 9.6, so I knew a 9.7 was coming soon. Seeing it once is nice to see; seeing it twice is a confidence booster. Seeing it three weeks in a row is no inconsistency.”
Sha’Carri Richardson regained her national title in the 100m, equalling her season’s best of 10.77 (0.9m/s). The 2023 world champion finished 0.13 ahead of Kayle White, who also equalled her season’s best (10.90)
Garrett Scantling won a competitive decathlon from world bronze medallist Kyle Garland, 8526 to 8431. The duo exchanged leads throughout – Garland took the lead after the long jump, Scantling gained it after throwing 16.07m in the shot put and held on after the high jump. Garland’s 48.50 clocking in the 400m gave him the lead at the end of day one
Scantling responded with a 13.86 run in the 110m hurdles at the start of day two, taking the overall lead, but Garland regained it with a 49.60m discus throw. A 5.00m pole vault clearance and 62.49m javelin throw gave Scantling the advantage once more and he maintained it to the end with a 4:43.78 run in the 1500m
Olympic silver medallist Annette Echikunwoke won the women’s hammer. Her first-round throw of 75.47m stood up as the winning mark ahead of Rachel Richeson. 2019 world champion Deanna Price, one of the pre-event favourites, recorded three fouls
The US Championships continue on Saturday (25) and Sunday (26)
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