Got me in the wrong lane." The 100m and 200m world record progressions, and how Usain Bolt has rewritten history Save Bolt poses with just one of his world record times, recorded at … He won gold medals in the 200m and the 4x100m relay at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar.The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupBut others asked why he didn't realise the start line was incorrect having ran thousands of 200m races in his life.And it transpired a few minutes later that Lyles had started from the wrong line marked on the track and had only run 185 metres instead of 200.Lyles (centre) was racing simultaneously against France's Christophe Lemaitre (left) in Zurich and Holland's Churandy Martina (right) in ArnhemLyles, who hails from Florida, took gold in the 200m at last year's World ChampionshipsThe start guns were fired at the same time but world champion Lyles, running in Florida, appeared to round the bend of the track much quicker than his competitors Christophe Lemaitre and Churandy Martina, running in Switzerland and Holland respectively.BBC commentator Steve Cram was left astonished when the time flashed up on screen, saying 'that cannot be right, that cannot be right' with laughter heard in the background.Published by Associated Newspapers LtdBut given that Lyles' fastest time previously had only been 19.50, and he was running into a headwind, questions were immediately asked, not least by the runner himself who looked perplexed at the finish line.Reaction on social media was humorous, with Twitter users pointed out at least Lyles can now claim to be the 185m world record holder.Lyles celebrates with the American flag after winning 200m gold in Doha, Qatar last yearLyles' Sonic the Hedgehog socks proved apt - but his winning time wasn't all it appeared to beWe are no longer accepting comments on this article.The mix-up will come as a major embarrassment to organisers of the Inspiration Games, who had arranged for three sprinters to run the 200m simultaneously in different locations with athletes currently unable to compete together because of Covid-19.World champion Lyles, running on his own in Florida but simultaneously with other athletes in Europe, appeared to have smashed Usain Bolt's world record'You can't be playing with my emotions like this… got me in the wrong line smh [shaking my head],' Lyles tweeted afterwards.Lyles reacted on Twitter afterwards, expressing his disbelieve at the starting line mix-upThe comments below have not been moderated. Training the speed endurance components (and to some degree, special endurance) will improve this part of the race. Another gold and another world record followed in the 200m, with the Jamaican clocking 19.30 to eclipse Michael Johnson’s time at Atlanta 1996.
Lyles posted a time of 18.90 seconds in Zurich, which would have beaten Bolt's 19.19 set in 2009.The reigning 200m world champion thought he had beaten the great Usain Bolt when he set a new world record for the distance at the Inspiration Games on Thursday evening, only to find out he had run just 185m due to a blunder by organisers.Sadly for Lyles, it turned out Cram was right.Competitors were connected by a live video and timing link and a split screen showed Lyles, racing for Team North America, make quick work of Team Europe's Christophe Lemaitre in Zurich and Team World's Churandy Martina in Papendal.And it transpired that his stunning performance was not all it seemed - race organisers had placed him in the wrong lane before the firing gun.By Russell Hope, news reporterBut Lyles was the only athlete on the track in Bradenton, Florida.
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