{"id":397938,"date":"2026-04-18T01:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T01:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/397938\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T01:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T01:37:08","slug":"noah-lyles-and-mckenzie-long-fastest-over-200m-at-the-2026-tom-jones-memorial-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/397938\/","title":{"rendered":"Noah Lyles and McKenzie Long fastest over 200m at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/sports\/athletics\/\" 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Lyles and McKenzie Long fastest over 200m at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-athletics\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;noah-lyles\\&quot;,\\&quot;mckenzie-long\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;north-america-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;matt-nelsen\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Noah Lyles and McKenzie Long fastest over 200m at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;noah-lyles-mckenzie-long-200m-2026-tom-jones-memorial-invitational&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-athletics&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;ATH&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">track and field<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/noah-lyles\" 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Lyles and McKenzie Long fastest over 200m at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-athletics\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;noah-lyles\\&quot;,\\&quot;mckenzie-long\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;north-america-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;matt-nelsen\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Noah Lyles and McKenzie Long fastest over 200m at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;noah-lyles-mckenzie-long-200m-2026-tom-jones-memorial-invitational&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-athletics&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;ATH&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noah Lyles<\/a> got his outdoor season off to a flying start, running the fastest time in the men\u2019s 200 metres across six \u201cOlympic development\u201d heats at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational on Friday, 17 April.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/news\/athletics-olympic-medallists-noah-lyles-junelle-bromfield-married\" 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Lyles and McKenzie Long fastest over 200m at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-athletics\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;noah-lyles\\&quot;,\\&quot;mckenzie-long\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;north-america-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;matt-nelsen\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Noah Lyles and McKenzie Long fastest over 200m at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;noah-lyles-mckenzie-long-200m-2026-tom-jones-memorial-invitational&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-athletics&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;ATH&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">newly married<\/a> gold medallist in the men\u2019s 100m at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/olympic-games\/paris-2024\" 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Lyles and McKenzie Long fastest over 200m at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-athletics\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;noah-lyles\\&quot;,\\&quot;mckenzie-long\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;north-america-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;matt-nelsen\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Noah Lyles and McKenzie Long fastest over 200m at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;noah-lyles-mckenzie-long-200m-2026-tom-jones-memorial-invitational&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-athletics&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;ATH&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Olympic Games Paris 2024<\/a> registered a time of 19.91 seconds in the first heat, beating out 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships finalist Max Thomas at 19.98 seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was the first time since the 2023 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational that Lyles ran the 200m as early as April. His time showed a marked improvement, with the three-time Olympic medallist going 0.25 seconds faster than his previous outing at the meet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Teenage sprint\u00a0phenom Tate Taylor clocked the third fastest time of the day, completing a half-lap of the track in just 20.05 seconds in the second heat. His time beat Lyles\u2019 own high school record over the distance, signalling a growing challenge to the 28-year-old\u2019s dominance.<\/p>\n<p>African stars\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/cheickna-traore\" 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Lyles and McKenzie Long fastest over 200m at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-athletics\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;noah-lyles\\&quot;,\\&quot;mckenzie-long\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;north-america-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;matt-nelsen\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Noah Lyles and McKenzie Long fastest over 200m at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;noah-lyles-mckenzie-long-200m-2026-tom-jones-memorial-invitational&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-athletics&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;ATH&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cheickna Traore<\/a> of Cote d\u2019Ivoire and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/makanakaishe-charamba\" 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20.14 and 20.28 seconds, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s 200m\u00a0\u201cOlympic development\u201d heats offered up some intriguing performances as well, with 2025 World Athletics Championships finalist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/mckenzie-long\" 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Lyles and McKenzie Long fastest over 200m at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-athletics\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-us\\&quot;,\\&quot;noah-lyles\\&quot;,\\&quot;mckenzie-long\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;north-america-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;matt-nelsen\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Noah Lyles and McKenzie Long fastest over 200m at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;noah-lyles-mckenzie-long-200m-2026-tom-jones-memorial-invitational&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-athletics&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;ATH&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McKenzie Long<\/a> clocking the fastest time of the day at 22.42 seconds in first heat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She was pushed to the finish line by high school standout\u00a0Mariah Maxwell, who finished second in a time of 22.44 seconds. Nigerian sprinter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/favour-ofili\" 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champion\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/shaunae-miller\" 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Great Britain&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/dina-asher-smith\" 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