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Seville Beats Lyles Again With 9.87 in Rain‑Soaked Lausanne 100m

The Jamaican’s time in heavy rain highlighted Noah Lyles’s start problems heading into Tokyo.

Athletics - Diamond League - Lausanne - Stade olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland - August 20, 2025 Jamaica's Oblique Seville celebrates after winning the men's 100m final REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Athletics - Diamond League - Lausanne - Stade olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland - August 20, 2025 Noah Lyles of the U.S. reacts after the men's 100m final REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Athletics - Diamond League - Lausanne - Stade olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland - August 20, 2025 Netherlands' Nadine Visser and Jamaica's Ackera Nugent in action during the women's 100m hurdles final REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Athletics - Diamond League - Lausanne - Stade olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland - August 20, 2025 Cordell Tinch of the U.S. celebrates after winning the men's 110m hurdles final REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Overview

  • Oblique Seville won the Lausanne Diamond League 100 meters in 9.87 seconds despite standing water, with Noah Lyles second in 10.02 and Ackeem Blake third in the same time.
  • Lyles said he had a “horrible reaction to the gun” and, after an injury-delayed start to his season in July, he aims to sharpen his drive phase and start before the World Championships.
  • The win was Seville’s second over Lyles this season after London, reinforcing Jamaican strength in a year topped by Kishane Thompson’s 9.75 world lead.
  • Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson set a meet record of 1:55.69 in the women’s 800 meters as she continued her comeback from hamstring troubles.
  • American Josh Hoey took the men’s 800 in 1:42.82 and Cordell Tinch won the 110 hurdles in 12.98 on a night when heavy rain halted the women’s pole vault.