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Noah Lyles edges out Jamaican Kishane Thompson to win mens 100 metres title
04/08/2024
The American crossed the line in 9.79 seconds
World sprint champion Noah Lyles stormed to Olympic gold with a margin of just five thousandths of a second at the Stade de France.
The American crossed the line in 9.79 seconds, the same time that appeared on the board for Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson.
Both men waited with baited breath as the result was confirmed, with Lyles’ USA team-mate Fred Kerley rounding out the podium in 9.81.
Lyles, who claimed 100m and 200m gold last year in Budapest, thumped his chest at the start line and pumped up the crowd, but alongside Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo got out to the slowest start with a 0.178 reaction time.
Published: by Radio NewsHub