Noah Lyles has secured his very first Olympic championship, triumphing in the men’s 100m final by the narrowest of margins.
After finishing second in his semifinal earlier that day, Lyles clinched his first Olympic gold medal with a time of 9.79 seconds on Sunday, edging to victory by mere fractions.
This remarkable achievement marks the pinnacle of the 27-year-old athlete’s career, following a bronze medal win at the Tokyo Games in 2021, as he narrowly outpaced Kishane Thompson.
His fellow American Fred Kerley also shined, taking home the bronze medal with a time of 9.81 seconds.
Lyles becomes the first American to win gold in this event since Justin Gatlin in 2004, raising his arms in celebration as he basked in the roaring cheers of the enthusiastic crowd at the Stade de France, proudly seeing his name at the top of the leaderboard.
Noah Lyles became the first American in 20 years to have won the men’s 100M final on Sunday
He edged out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson in Paris, coming in with a time of 9.79 seconds
While Lyles had a slower start out of the blocks than his competitors, he accelerated impressively to secure victory by a mere five thousandths of a second.
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