Golf hardly ever crosses over with track and field, but that was the case in Budapest on Thursday.
Two golf carts carrying competitors in the 200m men's race at the 2023 Track and Field World Championships reportedly crashed before the event, leading to a delay in the start of the semifinals.
One of the athletes involved was American sprinter Noah Lyles. The 26-year-old was not harmed in the accident, however he was forced to compete later than expected due to the incident.
Lyles, who recently won gold in the 100m race, is the defending 200m men's champion at Worlds. The native of Gainesville, Fla., is aiming to win back-to-back golds for the first time at the international competition.
MORE: Full event results, medal count for 2023 World Championships
The Sporting News has more information on the golf cart crash and the impact on the 200m semifinals.
Noah Lyles golf cart crash
Lyles was involved in a crash between two golf carts carrying semifinalists to the 200m race. The cart carrying the American sprinter reportedly T-boned another cart, causing a volunteer to be thrown from the vehicle.
A look at the golf cart crash that occurred ahead of the 200m semifinals…..
— FloTrack (@FloTrack) August 24, 2023
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As a result of the crash, the first heat of the race, which involved Lyles, was delayed. The second heat of the race ultimately started first, followed by the third heat, and then the personnel in the first heat ran last.
According to NBC's Lewis Johnson, up to four athletes were seen by medical staff, as well as the volunteer thrown from the cart. Lyles was not included in the group that was checked for injuries.
Jamaican sprinter Andrew Hudson reportedly was treated for small fragments of glass in his eye. He was in one of the carts during the crash.
Lyles went on to finish first in the heat with a time of 19.76 seconds, the fastest out of the three heats. Hudson finished fifth in his heat at 20.38, the 14th-fastest time overall, but race officials added him to the finals due to the circumstances.
Survived a crash and made the Finals. God is Good! pic.twitter.com/OBKixX8lC5
— Noah Lyles, OLY (@LylesNoah) August 24, 2023
When is the 200m men's final?
- Date: Friday, Aug. 25
- Time: 2:50 p.m. ET
Lyles was one of eight runners to qualify for the final of the men's 200m race, with Hudson added as a ninth at the officials' discretion. That final run is set for Friday, Aug. 25 at 2:50 p.m. ET.
In addition to Lyles, Kenny Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton are the Americans in the 200m men's final.
Here is the field in the final:
| Player | Country |
| Noah Lyles | USA |
| Alexander Ogando | Dominican Republic |
| Kenneth Bednarek | USA |
| Letsile Tebogo | Botswana |
| Erriyon Knighton | USA |
| Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain |
| Andre De Grasse | Canada |
| Joseph Fahnbulleh | Liberia |
| Andrew Hudson | Jamaica |
How to watch the World Track & Field Championships
- Live stream: Fubo, Peacock
- TV channel: NBC, CNBC, USA Network
NBC, CNBC and USA Network will all take turns airing the action as it happens from Budapest over the course of the tournament.
For those hoping to follow via stream, Peacock and Fubo are the ways to go.
The men's 200m final will air on USA Network and will be available to stream through Peacock and Fubo.
