.Coley Harvey, ESPN Team WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously covered Fla State for Orlando Guard as well as Georgia Specialist for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern University graduateNoah Lyles gained gold in the guys's 100m final on Sunday in an in the past near race.He defeated Jamaica's Kishane Thompson through 0.005 secs, marking the closest men's 100m competition at the Olympics since 1980, according to ESPN Statistics & Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe updates of his gold medal victory took about half a minute to affirm as the race ended. Once it was actually main, Lyles reacted through uplifting his bib as well as screaming: "The United States. I informed you, I received this." Lyles, claimed there were handful of occasions during his gold-medal evening. He invested it talking to media, satisfying a mandatory post-race medicine exam, as well as getting on partner mode.Monday denotes the two-year anniversary for Lyles and also his girl, Jamaican 400-meter jogger Junelle Bromfield, Lyles pointed out. While he accepts owing her an actual holiday after the Olympics, he administered an essential act of courtliness in the wee hours Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris opportunity, Lyles mentioned Bromfield let him recognize she had actually unintentionally left her operating spikes at their massage therapy counselor's Airbnb near the Olympic Community. Given that she was operating her first competitions of the Olympics later on Monday morning, it was actually imperative she receive those spikes." Therefore listed below I am at 2 a.m., waddling with a spike bag, my bag and also some toiletries, as well as I'm like, '. Listed here I am actually, Olympics champion, 100 meters, waddling to my sweetheart's room along with all this stuff,'" Lyles stated, giggling." I am actually a good guy." Bromfield ended up third in her warm, qualifying for the ladies's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles themself won his heat in the first round of the males's 200m, likewise getting approved for the semifinals.