Noah Lyles To Headline 100m At Rome Diamond League Meeting In June 2026
Meeting organizers for the 2026 Rome Diamond League meeting have announced that Noah Lyles will headline competition in the Diamond League's fifth event of the year. He will run the 100m. US Audiences can watch the Rome Diamond League Meeting LIVE on FloTrack .
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51). He last ran at the Rome Golden Gala in June of 2019. Then, he battle with Michael Normal over 200m - before ultimately finishing runner-up to Norman.
Norman ran 19. 70 (+0. 7) to Lyles' 19.
72. Lyles would go on to win the 2019 World 200m Title in Doha. "One of my favourite races ever was in Rome against Michael Norman," said Lyles in a provided statement.