The American's much-anticipated return to elite competition comes at a timely moment as athletes continue to fine-tune their form ahead of September's world championships in Tokyo. Lyles will be up against Letsile Tebogo, of Botswanan who won Olympic 200m gold in Paris in a race when a Covid-hit Lyles came away with bronze. Tebogo scorched to an impressive 19.76 seconds for victory in the 200m at the Eugene Diamond League meet last week, but played down his own expectations.

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