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Athletics: Lyles wins last 100m before Olympics in personal best

# Athletics: Noah Lyles set himself up perfectly for the Paris Olympics by securing a personal best in winning the 100 metres at Saturday’s Diamond League meeting. In the last sprint before the Olympics, Lyles was quick out of the blocks and tore down the track at London Stadium to win in 9.81 seconds. South African Akani Simbine timed a season’s best of 9.85 seconds in second place, while Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo rounded out the podium in 9.88 seconds to match his own national record.