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Lyles and Richardson shine as US dominates sprints at World Championships

  • Noah Lyles won the men's 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay, becoming the first American since 2007 to sweep the sprint events.
  • Sha'Carri Richardson bounced back to win gold in the 100m and helped the US women take the 4x100m relay.
  • The US collected 12 gold medals and 29 total medals, the most of any country.
  • There was unpredictability in several key events, with defending champions like Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone faltering.
  • Memorable moments included Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh's emotional high jump gold and Femke Bol's thrilling anchor leg to give the Netherlands 4x400m relay gold.
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