Noah Lyles was the favourite to win the 100-metre dash at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games this summer, but perhaps he has a challenger.
Just when Jamaica’s sprint team, mostly the men, seemed to be having a soft period, out of the wood work appeared Oblique Seville with a world-leading 9.82-second sprint on Sunday. He defeated Lyles who still clocked a season-best 9.85 performance — both below the Olympic qualification standard.
Oh yah… I’ll remember this!
— Noah Lyles, OLY (@LylesNoah) June 2, 2024
See you in Paris @ObliqueSeville pic.twitter.com/cvOt5gktPG
Finishing in third position was Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala who rolled in at 10.02.
For Seville, age 23, it was a new lifetime personal best. He has run 9.86 once each in 2022 and 2023. Seville finished fourth in the 100m at the Budapest World Athletics Championships.
| POS | NAME | NAT | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oblique SEVILLE | JAM | 9.82 WL, MR, PB, OGQ |
| 2 | Noah LYLES | USA | 9.85 SB, OGQ |
| 3 | Ferdinand OMANYALA | KEN | 10.02 |
| 4 | Kendal WILLIAMS· | USA | 10.06 |
| 5 | Zharnel HUGHES | GBR | 10.09 SB |
| 6 | Josephus LYLES | USA | 10.14 =SB |
| 7 | Kadrian GOLDSON· | JAM | 10.18 |
| 8 | Tyquendo TRACEY | JAM | 10.30 |
