ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — Noah Lyles warmed up for the upcoming athletics world championships by chasing down Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo to win the 200 meters at the Diamond League final on Thursday.

Lyles trailed Tebogo at the start but gradually erased the deficit over the last 100 meters and pipped the Botswana sprinter to the line by inches. Lyles, the Olympic 100-meter champion and reigning world champion in both the 100 and 200, clocked 19.74 seconds in a slight headwind. Tebogo was 0.02 seconds behind.

It was Lyles' sixth Diamond League title, a record for track athletes.

Lyles had to settle for bronze in the 200 at the Paris Olympics, behind Tebogo and fellow American Kenneth Bednarek. But he said he feels ready to defend both his individual titles at the worlds in Tokyo n

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