World Athletics Championships 2023: Lyles emulates Bolt, completes sprint treble as USA wins men’s 4x100m relay gold

Olympic champion Italy, with Tokyo individual gold medallist Lamont Marcell Jacobs on the second leg, took silver with 37.62, with Jamaica finishing strongly to edge out Britain for bronze in 37.76.

From left to right: Fred Kerley, Noah Lyles, Christian Coleman and Brandon Carnes - USA’s 4x100m relay gold medal-winning quartet at World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Noah Lyles completed a glorious World Championships when he anchored the United States to victory in the World Championship 4x100 metres relay to claim a third Budapest gold medal on Saturday.

Despite its rich depth, the US had not won an Olympic final since 2000 and had just one gold from the last seven World Championships amid a series of fumbles and disqualifications.

🇺🇸 dominates the 4x100m!@LylesNoah leads the US men's 4x100m to gold and completes his treble of world titles in Budapest.#WorldAthleticsChampspic.twitter.com/vEjwsM0s9m

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 26, 2023

But it was almost faultless on Saturday as Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Brandon Carnes and Lyles won in 37.38.

Olympic champion Italy, with Tokyo individual gold medallist Lamont Marcell Jacobs on the second leg, took silver with 37.62, with Jamaica finishing strongly to edge out Britain for bronze in 37.76.