.Coley Harvey, ESPN Staff WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously dealt with Florida State for Orlando Guard and also Georgia Specialist for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern University graduateNoah Lyles gained gold in the males's 100m ultimate on Sunday in an in the past close race.He defeated Jamaica's Kishane Thompson through 0.005 few seconds, noting the closest guys's 100m race at the Olympics considering that 1980, depending on to ESPN Stats & Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe information of his gold award success took approximately half a min to confirm as the race ended. Once it was actually formal, Lyles reacted through lifting up his bib and also shouting: "United States. I informed you, I acquired this." Lyles, pointed out there were actually handful of occasions throughout his gold-medal night. He invested it speaking with media, fulfilling a compulsory post-race medicine test, and also slipping into partner mode.Monday notes the two-year anniversary for Lyles and also his partner, Jamaican 400-meter distance runner Junelle Bromfield, Lyles said. While he accepts owing her a true getaway after the Olympics, he administered a vital act of chivalry in the wee hrs Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris opportunity, Lyles stated Bromfield allow him understand she had actually unintentionally left her operating spikes at their massage therapist's Airbnb near the Olympic Village. Due to the fact that she was actually running her 1st races of the Olympics eventually Monday morning, it was actually critical she receive those spikes." Therefore right here I am at 2 a.m., swaying with a spike bag, my bag and some toiletries, and I feel like, 'Huh. Below I am actually, Olympics champ, one hundred meters, waddling to my sweetheart's room with all this things,'" Lyles mentioned, having a good laugh." I am actually an excellent sweetheart." Bromfield finished third in her heat energy, obtaining the ladies's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles himself won his warmth in the preliminary of the males's 200m, likewise qualifying for the semifinals.