OSTRAVA: US spri­nter Noah Lyles set the world’s best ever time over the rarely-run 150 metres on Tuesday, clocking 14.67 seconds at the Golden Spike meet in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava.

The 28-year-old Lyles beat the previous best of 14.72sec set by Kishane Thompson of Jamaica in Florida in April.

At Ostrava, Lyles beat Sinesipho Dambile of South Africa with 14.78­sec, while Australian teenager Gout Gout finished third in 14.96sec.

Dutch star Femke Broeders-Bol had to bow to in-form Swiss Audrey Werro in her outdoor debut in the 800m.

The 22-year-old Werro won in 1min 54.45sec, half a second behind her personal best from March, after shedding Broeders-Bol with 200 metres to run.

Having set the eighth best time ever, she stayed over a second behind the oldest world record in athletics of 1:53.28 set in 1983 by Jarmila Krat­ochvilova of then-Czechoslovakia.

South Africa’s Bayanda Walaza won the men’s 100m as he equalled his personal best of 9.94sec, beating Emmanuel Eseme of Cameroon with 9.99­sec.

Published in Dawn, June 18th, 2026