Lyles storms home in 19.52sec to complete sprint doubleHughes finishes behind Erriyon Knighton and Letsile Tebogo
We have long known that Noah Lyles has the personality and panache to transcend his sport. On a sweaty night in Budapest, the American superstar, fashionista and self-proclaimed influencer showed that he packs an almighty one-two punch, too.
Having already won gold in the 100m on Sunday night, the 26-year-old followed up with a dominant victory over 200m to become the first man since Usain Bolt in 2015 to win the sprint double at the World Athletics Championships.
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