Seville Boosted By 2nd Win Over Lyles

Lausanne 100m champ repeats London feat in 9.87sec, but says he 'can go much faster'

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LAUSANNE - Jamaican Oblique Seville has gained a lot of belief after leaving Olympic champion Noah Lyles trailing in his wake to win the Lausanne Diamond League 100m race on Aug 20.

Britain's Keely Hodgkinson, meanwhile, continued her impressive return to the track in the 800m.

Seville, 24, stormed to victory over Lyles in London in July, and it was almost a carbon-copy performance in Switzerland as the Jamaican roared out of the blocks and was never going to be caught, posting a blistering 9.87 seconds, despite the wet conditions.

"Running 9.87 in those conditions shows I can go much faster, anywhere in the world," Seville said.

Heavy rain poured down at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise all evening, dispelling any thoughts of world records, but Cordell Tinch looked red hot in the men's 110m hurdles and Nadine Visser was a surprise winner of the women's race.

The men's 100m was the final event, which ensured that the Swiss crowd braved the weather to the end, and all eyes were on Lyles as he continues his build-up to September's world championships in Tokyo.