Lyles says having sibling as his teammate makes worlds even better

• Reigning 200 metres champion Noah Lyles.
• Said having his younger brother as teammate.
• World championships even sweeter.

Lyles was flying solo when he picked up bronze in Tokyo and said he is far happier having Josephus, who is in U.S. 4×100 metres relay pool.

“It’s completely different from Tokyo, it’s an exact 180, I would say, one being on home soil, two having my brother, three having my whole family here.

Everything that I didn’t have in Tokyo, I now have here at this world championships,” he told reporters Thursday, as the U.S. readies to host its first world championships.

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“It’s always better to have your brother there… This experience is exactly what we’ve been waiting to see since we first turned pro.”

Lyles produced his season’s best – a speedy 19.61 – at the NYC Grand Prix last month after picking up a win at the May Diamond League meet in Doha and is basking in his budding rivalry with 18-year-old phenom Erriyon Knighton, whom he denied a spot on the podium in Tokyo.

Lyles ran down Knighton to win the national championships last month, prompting the teen to storm off during a televised post-race interview in frustration.

“It makes the sport better,” Lyles told reporters.

“I know that he’s coming back with a vengeance, and I’m not going to give anything less than I have.”

Lyles also reiterated his guarantee of U.S. dominance in the men’s 4×100 metres relay, slyly denying reporters any information on a recent relay team training camp.

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“We had all fast people there,” said Lyles. “I’ve been saying this for years: When I’m on the relay, we ain’t losing. Point blank. We might break the world record.”

The World Athletics Championships run from July 15-24 in Eugene, Oregon.