Noah Lyles launched his track season on Saturday 26 January, posting identical times of 6.62 seconds in both the heats and the final of the men’s 60m at the RADD Invitational in Gainesville, Florida.
It was the American’s first race since winning gold in a thrilling 100m final and claiming bronze in the 200m at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Lyles recovered from a poor start and went head-to-head with training partner Udodi Onwuzurike, holding on for a 6.62-second win in his opening race of the 2025 season. He matched his time in the final, dominating ahead of compatriot Caleb Dean, who clocked 6.68, with Nigerian Onwuzurike also repeating his qualifying time of 6.70 seconds to finish third.
The six-time world champion’s season opener placed him just behind Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson, who clocked 6.56 seconds earlier in the day in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Lyles who took silver behind Christian Coleman at the 2024 World Indoors, next heads to defend his title at the Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on 2 February. Paris Olympic gold medallists Julien Alfred and Grant Holloway are also set to headline the Boston meeting.
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