The Speed of Victory: What Lyles' Record Breaking Run Means for Athletics Noah Lyles' victory in the 100m dash at the US athletics championships, with a world leading time of 9.
79 seconds, has once again raised questions about what it means to be a champion in an era of record breaking times and unprecedented talent.
Lyles' achievement is notable not only because he equalled his personal best, set at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, but also because he surpassed the previous world leading time set by Jamaica's Oblique Seville just months prior.