USA Wins 100m Gold After 20 Years: American sprinter Noah Lyles won the gold medal in the men's 100 meters race in athletics at the Paris Olympics. He completed the race in 9.79 seconds. With this, the USA has won the gold medal in the 100 meters race at the Olympics after 20 years. In the 2004 Athens Olympics, America's Justin Gatlin won the gold medal in the 100 meters.
Noah Wins by 0.005 Seconds
Noah Lyles completed his race in 9.784 seconds, while Kishane Thompson secured the second position by finishing in 9.789 seconds. Noah won the race by a margin of 0.005 seconds.Interestingly, Noah Lyles was in seventh place up to the 50-meter mark of the 100-meter race. After that, he fully increased his speed. By the 90-meter mark, Noah Lyles was still behind his competitor Thompson.
What Noah Said After Becoming the Winner
After becoming the winner, Lyles said, I went to Thompson after the race and told him that I thought he had won the race. But when I saw my name on the leaderboard, I said wow! I won this race against the best players.
Professional Debut:
In 2016, Lyles turned professional, forgoing college athletics. He signed with Adidas and began training with the PURE Athletics group in Clermont, Florida, under the guidance of coach Lance Brauman.
World Championships and Diamond League:
Lyles' breakout year came in 2017 when he won the 200 meters at the U.S. National Championships, earning a spot at the World Championships in London. However, an injury prevented him from competing. He made a strong comeback in 2018, winning the Diamond League title in the 200 meters and setting a personal best of 19.65 seconds.
In 2019, Lyles further cemented his status by winning the gold medal in the 200 meters at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar, with a time of 19.83 seconds. He also earned a bronze medal as part of the 4x100 meters relay team.
Olympic Trials and Tokyo 2020:
At the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2021, Lyles qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the 200 meters by winning the event with a time of 19.74 seconds. At the Tokyo Olympics, Lyles won a bronze medal in the 200 meters, clocking 19.74 seconds, and helped the U.S. 4x100 meters relay team finish in sixth place.
