20-year-old US sprinter runs fastest 100m of 2018 in 9.88sec
American sprinter Noah Lyles ran the fastest 100-metre race of the year to clinch the US national title in Des Moines, Iowa. The 20-year-old Florida-born athlete clocked 9.88 seconds in the final, after equalling Mike Rodgers' world-leading time of 2018 of 9.89 seconds in the semi-finals. Lyles also holds the joint-quickest time of 2018 in 200m, clocking 19.69 last month.