Noah Lyles has been racing in Diamond League stadiums since 2017, and almost every September, his dominance becomes more evident. The American sprinter extended his winning streak in Zurich, where he overtook Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo in the final stretch to seize his sixth DL win in the men’s 200 meters. The margin was two hundredths of a second: 19.74 to 19.76.

The Zurich race carried the tension of their growing rivalry. Tebogo, who stunned the athletics world at the Paris Games by defeating Lyles in a championship 200, returned to the start line intent on holding off the world champion. For 150 meters, he seemed in command. Yet as the curve unwound into the straight, Lyles gathered pace and moved past him with characteristic composure. Meanwhile, Alexander Ogando finished third

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