US sprinter Noah Lyles played down the prospect of heavy rain at the Diamond League finals in Zurich on Thursday when he will go head-to-head in a mouth-watering 200m with Botswanan rival Letsile Tebogo.
The forecast for the Swiss city predicts the temperature dipping from current hot, humid conditions, accompanied by heavy, persistent rain at the Letzigrund Stadium for the culmination of the elite track and field circuit.
I dont think the rain specifically is a disadvantage or an advantage, Olympic 100m champion Lyles said, with the finals taking place just two weeks away from the world championships in Tokyo.