Lyles returns, faces Tebogo in Monaco

Noah Lyles makes his much-anticipated return to elite competition when he competes in the 200m at the Diamond League meet in Monaco today.

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As athletes continue to fine-tune their form ahead of September's world championships in Tokyo, Lyles will line up against Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo.

Here, AFP Sport looks at five standout disciplines at the 10th meeting of the 15-event Diamond League circuit at the Stade Louis II:

MEN’S 200M

Olympic 100m champion Lyles makes his return to action in the 200m on a track where his one previous appearance, in 2020, saw him clock a sensational 19.46 seconds.

The 27-year-old American ran a 400m in Atlanta in April, but is yet to compete over the 100 or 200m this season.

Lyles’ season and European debut in the half-lap race will see him line up against Botswana's Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo.

It will be the duo's first race since that final in Paris last summer when a Covid-struck Lyles claimed bronze.

Tebogo heads to Monaco as the sprinter to beat. He set the fastest time of the season over 200m in Eugene on Saturday, in 19.76sec, having recovered from a poor start to the season.