Noah Lyles won the first of what will hopefully be multiple head-to-heads with Christian Coleman this season, taking a 100m at a Diamond League meet in Shanghai on Saturday.
Both U.S. sprint phenoms clocked 9.85 seconds, with Lyles coming from about fifth place at 50 meters to edge Coleman with a lean.
Lyles, undefeated in outdoor 200m races since finishing fourth at the 2016 Olympic Trials at age 18, beat Coleman at 100m for the first time in four career head-to-heads at the senior level.
While Lyles prefers the 200m, Coleman has said he hopes to qualify for this fall’s world championships in both the 100m and 200m.