Olympic champion Noah Lyles won his first 100m final of the season at the Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo on Sunday, making his trip to Japan “well worth the journey”.
The American was slow out of the blocks in sunny, dry conditions at the Golden Grand Prix and did not take the lead until around halfway on his way to clocking 9.95sec.
More than two hours earlier, Lyles had run 10.05sec in his heat and said the day had been a “really good” start to his 2026 campaign.
“This might be my third or fourth-fastest season opener so it’s a really good sign for the rest of the year,” said the 28-year-old.
“I’ve been training really well so it was well worth the journey.”
Lyles finished ahead of American Tate Taylor (10.04) and Britain’s Jake Odey-Jordan (10.09).
“I wasn’t really getting a good vibe on my back foot placement, but sometimes you’ve just got to say, forget it, don’t worry about it,” said Lyles.