Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Oblique Seville, second from right, wins the men's 100-meter race ahead of Noah Lyles, third from left, of United States, and Ackeem Blake of, second from left, of Jamaica at the Wanda Diamond League 'Athletissima Lausanne'.Alamy Stock Photo Freelike lightning Seville storms past Lyles for Lausanne 100m win Meanwhile, Irish pair Alex O’Neill and Sarah Healy both produced personal best times in London. 9.40pm, 20 Aug 2025 Share options Updated at 22.44 JAMAICA’S OBLIQUE Seville trumped Olympic champion Noah Lyles in the 100m at Wednesday’s Diamond League meet in Lausanne, just three weeks away from the world championships in Tokyo. Once again, Lyles stuttered out of the blocks, a slow start handing Seville the advantage from the start, something the Jamaican then never looked in danger of ceding. Seville clocked an impressive 9.87 seconds in torrential rain at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lyles battling back in a strong finish to snatch second in 10.02sec. “Running 9.87 in those conditions shows I can go much faster, anywhere in the world; that’s a good time,” said Seville, who won a world bronze as part of the Jamaican 4x100m relay squad in Budapest in 2023. It was a repeat of last month’s London Diamond League when the 24-year-old Seville also got the better of the American. “I’ve beaten the Olympic champion twice, in London and here, and that gives me a lot of confidence heading into the championships. It’s been a while since a Jamaican man has won the 100m at a global championship, and of course, I believe I can be the one to do it.” Lyles was left to rue a “horrible reaction to the gun. That was the only thing wrong.” “Technically, I felt good, my warm-up was good, but once you miss the start at this level, the race is basically over,” he said. “Physically, I feel great, and I am confident every race will get better and better. The goal is to sharpen the details, especially my drive phase and my start, heading to Tokyo and the world championships.” - Hoey to the fore - Kenya’s Olympic 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi also suffered a setback as American Josh Hoey claimed victory in the 800m. Hoey, the reigning world indoor champion, held his own down the home straight for victory in 1:42.82. “I wanted to get out hard, let the leaders take the rain, and then make my move with 100 to go,” said Hoey. Advertisement “It felt like being a kid again, playing in the rain. I’ve never raced in anything like this before. It reminded me of cross-country growing up, where it comes down to being the toughest and the most patient.” Wanyonyi looked out of it with 200m to run, but battled back for second in 1:43.29 ahead of Spain’s Mohamed Attaoui and Briton Max Burgin, with Canadian world champion Marco Arop in fifth. But there was no such drama for Britain’s Olympic women’s 800m gold medallist Keely Hodgkinson, who continued her comeback with a meet record over the two-lap discipline in 1:55.69 ahead of Switzerland’s Audrey Werro. “When the pace goes like that, you just forget about everyone else,” said Hodgkinson, who returned to the track last week in Silesia after 12 months out with hamstring problems since winning at the Paris Games. “And it paid off with a solid performance. I couldn’t have asked for a better start this season.” Cordell Tinch continued his fine season form by clocking an impressive 12.98sec in the men’s 110m hurdles. “I felt great through the warm-up, this is my kind of weather! This result feels great,” said Tinch. Meanwhile, in the 5000m, Ireland’s Brian Fay finished 18th in a time of 13:36.51. Elsewhere tonight, Irish pair Alex O’Neill and Sarah Healy both produced personal best times at the British Milers’ Club 800m event in Tooting, London. O’Neill finished the race sixth in 2:00.18, while Healy was seventh in 2:00.19. The duo move to joint third and fifth, respectively, on the Irish all-time list for 800m. In the ‘A’ 1500m, Laura Nicholson finished sixth with a time of 4:12.86 and Amy O’Donoghue was ninth (4:13.22), while in the equivalent men’s event, Nick Griggs was third (3:35.25) and Shane Bracken (3:38.49) came sixth. You can view the results in full here and here. Additional reporting by Paul Fennessy – © AFP 2025 Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Seville storms past Lyles for Lausanne 100m win”. 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