Christian Coleman Faces Harsh Update as Diamond League Win Still Leaves His World Championships Spot in Jeopardy

Christian Coleman’s 2025 season has been rough. Once the fastest man in the world, he couldn’t find his rhythm all year. He went winless in the 100m, often clocking slower times and struggling out of the blocks. At the U.S. Championships, he failed to qualify in both the 100m and 200m. Diamond League meets brought no podiums either, leaving many to wonder if the spark that once defined him is fading. But they say save the best for last, and he really did.

Christian Coleman marked his first victory of the season, and he chose to do it at a big stage, the 100m final of the Diamond League in Zurich. On the track racing him were Akani Simbine, the man who did not lose a single 100m until the London DL meet. Then there was Akeem Blake, the Jamaican who gave Noah Lyles a hard time in Laussane. But today, he outran them all. The 60m world record holder clocked a time of 9.97s (-0.4) to win the men’s 100m Diamond League trophy. Though the World Championship still feels hard.

Under normal circumstances, this win in the Diamond League final would have earned an automatic wildcard entry at the World Championships, but Noah Lyles, as the reigning World Champion in the 100m, already holds that wildcard for the U.S. team. He can still be a part of the relay team since each nation gets 6 ‘relay pool’ athletes for each relay at the World Championships, and he is one guy you would not like to miss out on.

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