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Published on 2024-08-04 22:02:47
The USA’s Noah Lyles won the Olympic gold medal in the men’s 100m sprint on Sunday night in a photo finish with a time of 9.79 seconds, a mere five-thousandth of a second quicker than Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson.
Noah Lyles (left) of the USA wins ahead of Kishane Thompson (right) of Jamaica in the Men’s 100m final. South Africa’s Akani Simbine (second right) earned fourth place. (Photo: EPA-EFE /Ronald Wittek)
Lyles became the first American men’s Olympic 100m champion in 20…
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