Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei poses next to his world record time after the race at the Louis II stadium in Monaco Aug 14.
Lyles had worn a black glove on his right hand and raised his fist at the start of the 200m to show his support for recent anti-racism protests. “It took a lot of mind setting to keep being motivated this year because so many people are staying at home, but you have to stay motivated.” Meetings in Eugene, London, Paris, Rabat, Gateshead and Shanghai have all cancelled because of coronavirus.
Raising a black-gloved fist to the air when introduced to the crowd, the win was the perfect tonic for Lyles, who has admitted to psychological problems worsened by the “perfect storm” of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Black Lives Matter movement and the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics at which he was hotly tipped for success.
Earlier in the day, French pole vaulter Valentin Lavillenie was ruled out of the competition after testing positive for Covid-19.
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