Noah Lyles has set a new personal best in the 60m

Noah Lyles has set a new personal best in the 60m, making a strong start to the Olympic year and hinting at significant achievements to come this summer.

The athlete, who secured gold in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m at the world championships last August, triumphed in the 60m at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix with a time of 6.44 seconds, surpassing his previous best of 6.51 set at the same Boston meet in the previous year.

Expressing his ambitions, Lyles declared, "We're coming after everything. All the Olympic medals. I don't care who wants it. It's mine."

The victory in the 60m, not considered Lyles' specialty, saw him edge out Jamaican Ackeem Blake by a mere one hundredth of a second.

Fred Kerley, the preceding world 100m champion in 2022, finished fourth in 6.55 in his first indoor meet at that distance.

Lyles, renowned as a world-class 200m sprinter for seven years, secured his first 100m medal last year.

Reflecting on his exceptional performance in the 60m, Lyles remarked, "I knew I was in shape, but I didn't know I was in that shape," securing the seventh-fastest time in American history in the shortest sprint.

Having previously set an indoor 60m personal best in February 2022 (6.55), Lyles aims to build on his success by participating in the USA Track and Field Indoor Championships, vying for a spot in the world indoor championships team for the first time.

The upcoming June Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, where the top three in most events make the team for Paris, are also on Lyles' radar.

In other events at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Grant Holloway continued his impressive 60m hurdles win streak, extending it to over 60 races since his last defeat in March 2014.

The three-time reigning world champion in the 110m hurdles clocked 7.35 seconds, defeating a competitive field.

In the men's 1500m, 20-year-old Hobbs Kessler emerged victorious, holding off 2022 World outdoor champion Jake Wightman of Great Britain.

Kessler's time of 3:33.66 makes him the third-fastest American indoors, following Yared Nuguse and Bernard Lagat.

Wightman returned to racing for the first time since January 2023 after missing the entire last outdoor season due to injuries.