Usain Bolt and Noah Lyles provided one of the highlights of the Racers Grand Prix, as both speedsters had a warm embrace after Lyles's world-leading time of 19.67s.
Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt showed respect to American speedster Noah Lyles after his blistering world-leading time of 19.67s to win the men's 200m event at the Racers Grand Prix.
Bolt was at the stadium, cheering and supporting his Jamaican athletes after their races. But after Lyles's race, the Jamaican track great left his seat and moved towards the American, as they both embraced each other with a few friendly handshakes. Bolt later said: "Great time."
Then Lyles tweeted after the meet: "The 200m World lead is back home," referring to topping Ghana's James Dadzie's world lead of 19.79s.
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