American Noah Lyles backed up all the talk as he turned on the after-burners to win the Diamond League 200meters final impressively in Zurich yesterday and scoop the $50,000 prize.
In the first of two finals nights, the biggest athletics event of this “fallow year”, Lyles started favourite having won all four previous Diamond League races over the distance this season.
Turkey’s world and European champion Ramil Guliyev was second in 19.98 – the fifth time he has finished behind Lyles this season - while Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago was third in 20.04, Reuters reported.
Russia's Mariya Lasitskene rounded off an impressive season to successfully defend her high jump title with a leap of 1.97 meters.
The second part of the finals takes place in Brussels today, with the men’s 100meters top of the bill and $50,000 prizes for all the event winners.
