American sprinter Noah Lyles won the gold medal in the men’s 100m final at the 2024 Paris Olympics in a thrilling photo finish, edging out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by just 0.005 seconds with a time of 9.784.
Lyles, the reigning world champion, became the first American to win Olympic gold in the 100m since Justin Gatlin in 2004.Team USA’s Fred Kerley took the bronze medal.
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[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcxyXnPIF4o
[2] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/noah-lyles-wins-gold-photo-finish-100-meter-sprint-paris-olympics/
[3] https://www.nbcnews.com/video/noah-lyles-wins-olympic-100m-gold-in-epic-photo-finish-216390725845
[4] https://www.nbcnewyork.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/worlds-fastest-man-noah-lyles-wins-gold-mens-100m-photo-finish/5669070/
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW0y6K6c6Jw