American Noah Lyles (9.79 seconds) beats Jamaican Kishane Thompson in a close final to take home the 100m gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
PARIS — The American Noah Lyles He became the fastest man in the world by winning the Olympic 100-meter final, with a time of 9.79 (personal best) to the Jamaican Kishane Thompson.
Lyles, just as he did last year at the World Championships in Budapest, once again proved that he is the fastest man in the world. This time he brought the crowd to its feet at one of the most eagerly awaited Olympic finals, winning by just five thousandths of a second over the young Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson, who hoped to snatch the throne from his rival, just like his compatriot, the also American Fred Kerley, who came third. He began in Paris the challenge with which he arrived in the French city, that of winning gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay, the same triple he achieved exactly one year ago at the World Championships in Budapest.
Noah Lyles beat Kishane Thompson by 0.005 seconds to win the gold medal. Aytac Unal/Anadolu via Getty Images
Noah Lylesbrought the audience to their feet at the Stade de France, in one of the most eagerly awaited Olympic finals and which he won by just five thousandths of a second over the young Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompsonwho was hopeful of taking the throne from his rival, just like his compatriot, also American Fred Kerley, who came third.
Noah LylesThe 27-year-old went into the final knowing that the nearly 80,000 spectators who packed the Olympic stadium were watching him, and he responded by putting on a show before the race, encouraging the crowd, beating his chest and making gestures of complicity with the stands.
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His 0.178 reaction time was the worst of the eight finalists, so he had to fight back in the race, something he did with that speed that saved him from a bad start halfway through the race. At the finish he stopped the clock at 9.79, the same time as the young Jamaican. Kishane Thompsonwho arrived just five hundredths later to take silver and surprise the American Fred Kerley, who settled for bronze with his 9.81.
For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games A time of less than ten seconds in the semi-finals did not allow access to the final. The level of competition to get into the fight for the medals was enormous, with the cut-off time set by the American Kenneth Bednarek at 9.93.
