Tokyo, Sept 11, 2025 (AFP) - Bolt backs Jamaicans to trump Lyles in world 100m

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2025-09-11

Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has backed either Kishane Thompson or Oblique Seville to beat defending champion Noah Lyles in the 100m at the world championships in Tokyo. Bolt is an 11-time world champion, having won consecutive world 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay golds from 2009 to 2015 -- with the exception of a 100m false start in 2011. The now 39-year-old retired after the 2017 worlds in London, where he won a final bronze in the 100m won b......

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