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Noah Lyles had to settle for second in his Olympic 200 metres semi-final which indicates that he faces another big battle on Thursday in his quest for a Paris Games sprint double. Lyles clocked 20.08 seconds as he was beaten by Botswana’s Letsile Tobogo who had 19.96 seconds. Lyles’ time was the third best overall as team-mate Kenneth Bednarek had 20.00. Tokyo 2020 champion Andre de Grasse of Canada and South African 400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk crashed out. But Lyles also came second in his 100m heat and semi-final before getting gold in dramatic fashion in a personal best 9.79 …

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