USA’s Lyles Wins Olympics Men’s 100m Gold In Dramatic Photo Finish …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
USA sprinter Noah Lyles won the men’s 100m title at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by the smallest of margins in a dramatic photo finish.
The 27-year-old took gold ahead of Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by just five-thousandths of a second as both sprinters finished with a time of 9.79 seconds at the Stade de France.
Lyles’ official time was 9.784 with Thompson finishing with a time of 9.789, while USA’s Fred Kerley took bronze as he clocked 9.81 seconds.
The defending champion from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs, finished fifth.
Earlier, Team GB sprinters Louie Hinchliffe and Zharnel Hughes saw their bid for Olympic 100m gold come to an end in the semi-finals.
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