Lyles slams door on 100m field at US Championships

NEW YORK, July 24 : Noah Lyles underlined his claim as the king of American track again on Friday, winning the 100 metres final in a world-leading 9.79 seconds at the U.S. Championships, in an "off year" in which he is still determined to put on a show.The Olympic champion exploded out of the blocks at Icahn Stadium and his lead was never in doubt as he broke the tape 0.09 seconds ahead of Ronnie Baker, with Kenny Bednarek taking third in front of the New York crowd. The win saw Lyles equal his personal best set at the spine-tingling final at the Paris Games two years ago and send a message: "Just because it is an off year doesn't mean that I plan to run slow.""I'm not even doing what I know I can do. We're not at peak. We're not at perfect technique. We're nowhere near that. So I'm going