Oblique Seville defeats Olympic champion Noah Lyles in London

Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville delivered a resounding victory over reigning Olympic champion Noah Lyles in the men's 100 metres at the 2025 London Diamond League meeting on Saturday.

Seville raced to victory in a time of 9.86 seconds, holding off a stellar field, which also included Olympic 200-metre champion Letsile Tebogo and South Africa’s Akani Simbine.

Lyles, who lined up for his first 100-metre race since he was crowned Olympic champion in Paris 2024, crossed the line in a time of 10.00 seconds. Great Britain’s Zharnel Hughes rounded out the podium in third place with 10.02 seconds.

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