Coleman edges world champion Lyles in the 100M at the Prefontaine Classic

By ANNE M. PETERSON The Associated Press

Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson speaks to reporters at the Prefontaine Classic track meet Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Eugene, Ore. Richardson is in the midst of a comeback in the run-up to the Paris Olympics next summer, after she was denied a chance to run in the Tokyo Games because of a positive drug test for marijuana. She ran a world-best time this season of 10.65 in Budapest but on Saturday she finished fourth in 10.80. Jamaican Shericka Jackson, the second-place finisher at the worlds, won the 100 in 10.70. (AP Photo/Anne M. Peterson)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Anne M. Peterson]

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — American Christian Coleman edged world champion and countryman Noah Lyles in the 100 meters at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday. Coleman won in 9.83 seconds, matching Lyles’ world best this season, with Lyles finishing in 9.85. Coleman roared after his time became official and slapped the hand of a cheering fan at Eugene’s Hayward Field. The annual Prefontaine Classic, normally run earlier in the year, was the Diamond League finale this season.