American sprinter Noah Lyles won the men’s 100m title at the 2024 Paris Olympics by the smallest margin, finishing with a dramatic photo finish.
The 27-year-old took gold ahead of Jamaica Keeshan Thompson The two sprinters both clocked 9.79 seconds at the Stade de France, just five thousandths of a second apart.
Lyles’ official score was 9.784, Thompson’s was 9.789, and the U.S. Fred Klee He won the bronze medal with a time of 9.81 seconds.
2020 Tokyo Olympics defending champion Italy team Lamont Marcel Jacobswon fifth place.
Earlier, Team GB sprinter Louis Hinchliffe and Zanell Hughes Their bid for the Olympic 100m gold medal ended in the semifinals.
Lyles (left) crosses the finish line in the men’s 100m final –
Lyles (bottom) leads the line
Lyles nervously awaits confirmation of his win after game
Lyles celebrates victory
Lyles celebrates winning men’s 100m final at Stade de France
St. Lucia’s Alfred won the women’s 100m title on Saturday
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St Lucia’s Julien Alfred won gold in the women’s 100m on Saturday.
Alfred crossed the line in 10.72 seconds in heavy rain at the Stade de France, finishing third ahead of American world champions Sha’Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson.
Britain’s Daryll Neita was left to reflect on a “super tough” night after missing out on his first individual Olympic medal after finishing four hundredths of a second behind Jefferson.
Neita was just shy of finishing in 10.96, one-hundredth of a second ahead of American Twanisha Terry at the time of the photo.
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