Lyles, Jacobs advance to 100m semi-finals

Lyles made a laboured start in the third heat won by British champion Louie Hinchliffe in 9.98 seconds. Lyles, at one point fourth in the running after a slow exit from the blocks, finally came through in second in 10.04sec

US sprint star Noah Lyles and defending Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy safely negotiated their 100m heats at the Paris Games on Saturday to move into the semi-finals of the blue riband event along with a host of top rivals. 

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Lyles made a laboured start in the third heat won by British champion Louie Hinchliffe in 9.98 seconds. Lyles, at one point fourth in the running after a slow exit from the blocks, finally came through in second in 10.04sec. 

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