Lyles drops plans for 100m bid at world championships


FILE PHOTO: American track and field sprinter Noah Lyles trains at the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida, U.S., February 19, 2019. Photo taken February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Phelan Ebenhack

CLERMONT, Florida (Reuters) - American sprinter Noah Lyles is dropping plans for a sprint double at September's world championships in Doha and will focus only on the 200 metres, he told Reuters.

For months Lyles had talked about going for gold in both the 100 and 200 metres in his first world championships.

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