Paris Olympics 2024: US star Noah Lyles wins epic men’s 100m final by barest of margins
US star Noah Lyles has been crowned the fastest man on earth – with a winning margin that was so small it could barely be recognised.
Lyles snared the gold medal in one of the Olympic Games’ blue-ribbon events, with the 100-metre final living up to the hype with an epic finish.
Athletes waited for almost a minute post-race as they waited for judges to assess the finishing order, with seven men finishing within 0.09 seconds of one another.
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Ultimately, it was Lyles who was crowned champion, edging out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by a margin that was deemed as five-thousandths of a second after they finished on the same time of 9.79 sec across the standard two decimal places.
The 27-year-old ripped the name plate off his chest upon being confirmed as the winner, taking off on a victory lap around Stade de France.
“I thought i did not get Kishane there. I thought he outdid me,” Lyles said after the race.
American Fred Kerley secured bronze in a time of 9.81 seconds.
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