Olympic 100m champion will tackle that event on July 19 in the British capital
Reigning Olympic and world champion Noah Lyles will race over 100m at the London Athletics Meet on Saturday July 19.
The US star – a triple gold medallist at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest over 100m, 200m and in the 4x100m relay – is a proven championship performer. He won gold in the 100m at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in a lifetime best of 9.79, making him the 12th fastest man in history. He took bronze in the 200m despite struggling with Covid.
Prior to 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!”
The race will no doubt give British sprinters like Zharnel Hughes and Louie Hinchliffe a great opportunity to test themselves against the Olympic champion in the run-up to the World Championships in Tokyo in September.
Athletes who have already committed to competing at the London Diamond League including Keely Hodgkinson, plus Femke Bol, Molly Caudery and Morgan Lake.
Lyles, who won 200m gold at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene in a US record of 19.31, 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 11th meeting of the 2025 Wanda Diamond League.
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