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Duplantis Presses Lyles Over Bednarek Push at Chorzów Press Conference

Lyles maintained his ‘no comment’ response when Duplantis publicly broached the U.S. championships incident.

Chorzow (Poland), 15/08/2025.- Armand Duplantis of Sweden attends a press conference of the Diamond League athletics meeting - Kamila Skolimowska Memorial at the Silesian Stadium, in Chorzow, Poland, 15 August 2025. (Polonia, Suecia) EFE/EPA/Jarek Praszkiewicz POLAND OUT
Kenny Bednarek empuja a Noah Lyles luego de la definición de los 200 metros del campeonato nacional de Estados Unidos; en una conferencia de prensa Armand Duplantis le preguntó al ganador por ese episodio.
Kenny Bednarek empuja a Noah Lyles después de que Nyles ganó la final de los 200 metros en el campeonato de atletismo de Estados Unidos el domingo 3 de agosto del 2025. (AP Foto/Ashley Landis)

Overview

  • At Friday’s conference in Chorzów, world pole vault record holder Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis asked Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles about the staredown and subsequent push from Kenny Bednarek at the U.S. nationals.
  • Lyles deflected by quoting his coach’s instruction—“sin comentarios”—echoing his answer from Eugene and drawing laughter without addressing the incident further.
  • Kenny Bednarek has since expressed regret for the post-race push and said he and Lyles have privately cleared the air over the summer’s episode.
  • Duplantis set his 13th world record in Budapest on August 12, raising the pole vault mark to 6.29 meters and cementing his crossover influence in mixed-event settings.
  • Saturday’s Diamond League 100m in Chorzów features season leader Kishane Thompson (9.75s) alongside Lyles and Bednarek as a key preview of next month’s world championships in Tokyo.