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Christian Coleman edges Noah Lyles in fight for 60 meter gold at world indoor champions

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It was 1-2 for and Noah Lyles in guys' 60- last throughout the at the Emirates in , . (AP /Petr David Josek)

It took a world- for Christian Coleman to beat Noah Lyles for the 60-meter at the World Athletics Indoor and Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Friday.

In a -off in between , the 27--old Coleman edged Lyles with a time of 6.41 seconds for the . Lyles, who focuses on the 200-meter dash, declared the with a time of 6.44 seconds. The 26-year-old could not comprise in the brief after Coleman instantly developed a on him with a blistering start. Ackeem Blake of took 3rd with a 6..

While it was a for Coleman in a number of methods, Lyles comes out of the race looking as powerful as ever ahead of the looming outside and the .

Coleman the indoor 60-meter world in 2018 with a time of 6.34 in , . 6 years later on, thanks to a race that likewise occurred in the , he's on .

The years that separated the included a definite low , as Coleman served an 18-month due to 3 for in a 12-month duration. The kept him out of the Olympics, where 's Lamont Marcell Jacobs surprised and won 100-meter gold in 9.80 seconds. The numerous questioning how Coleman, who holds an individual finest of 9.76, would have fared on the phase. Now, he's in his .

“Even a of weeks ago was having a couple of missteps in my however I seem like I produced these kinds of minutes,” Coleman stated after his win Friday. “I believe I am the 60-meter ever, 100%. The interesting part is that I like my ceiling is so much greater.”

Coleman with hard chances to declare in the 100-meter dash at the Olympics, as nobody has actually ever won the indoor 60m and the Olympic 100m title in the very same year. His declaring to be the of the follows he to Lyles for the 60-meter indoor world title in .

Coming simply a except his very first title in the 60-meter dash Friday, Lyles didn' appear too worried about 2nd location.

“Shoot, what a remarkable indoor season,” he stated. “They I wasn't a 60 guy however take a look at me now. If I' beating these guys in the 60m, they've actually got no in the .”

Lyles came within.1 seconds of Colemans' 2018 world record last month. On Friday, he was aiming to end up being the very first to create world in the 60 meters,

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