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
Noah Lyles and Marcell Jacobs. Pics/AFP
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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