Reigning Olympic and world champion Noah Lyles will race over 100 metres at the London Athletics Meet on Saturday, July 19.
Lyles is a proven championship performer, a six-time World Athletics Champion over 100m, 200m, and in the 4 x 100m relay. He won gold in the 100m at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris with a lifetime best of 9.79, making him the 12th fastest man in history. He took bronze in the 200m despite struggling with COVID-19.
Before Paris, Lyles had excelled in London, where he clocked 9.81 to take victory in a high-quality 100m — his quickest ever at the time.
“My road to defending my world titles in Tokyo in September goes through London,” said the 27-year-old. “I’ve had great experiences there the last two years, running some of my fastest times, and I look forward to another in July. See you there!”
Lyles – who won 200m gold at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene in a national record of 19.31 (third in the world all-time), successfully defending the title he’d won in Doha 2019 – opened his 2025 season at the Tom Jones Memorial in Florida in April with a 400m PB (45.87).
The London Athletics Meet — the world’s biggest one-day athletics event — is the eleventh meeting of the 2025 Wanda Diamond League. The series, which will pay out a record total of 9.24 million US dollars in prize money, comprises 15 of the most prestigious events in global track and field across four different continents. The 2025 season started in Xiamen on April 26. It concludes with a single final across two days in Zurich (August 27-28).
Fewer than 100 tickets remain. Tickets are expected to sell out within hours, so don’t miss your chance to witness one of the sport’s biggest stars in action.
Buy your tickets now: britishathletics.org.uk/london-athletics-meet-2025
