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Noah Lyles<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was so close a final that even the eventual winner later confessed that he thought his opponent had won the race.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did think Thompson had it at the end,\u201d Lyles said. \u201cI went up to him when we were waiting and I said, \u2018I think you got that one big dog.\u2019 And then my name popped up and I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh my gosh, I\u2019m amazing.\u2019<\/p>\n
The records will state that American sprinter Noah Lyles is the new 100 metres Olympic gold medalist after a blistering run at the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n
Although Lyles crossed the finish line with a gold-medal winning time of 9.79 (.784), it needed a tense photo finish to win track and field\u2019s headline sprint event.<\/p>\n
It took several photo views and frame by frame angles to reveal Lyles had beaten Jamaica\u2019s Kishane Thompson by five-thousandths of a second.<\/p>\n
Another American, Fred Kerley posted a time of 9.81 to get bronze.<\/p>\n
If the finish was surprising to neutrals, it was not so to the experts, as Lyles came into the Olympics very confident.<\/p>\n
A few weeks to Paris, he ran a personal-best of 9.81 and voiced his dream of winning multiple titles including the highly prized Olympic gold medal.<\/p>\n
Lyles received a bronze in the 200 metres at the Tokyo Olympics. He\u2019s also a six-time world champion gold medalist, so he came with a reputation and a punch.<\/p>\n
Obviously, Sunday\u2019s Olympic gold medal in the 100 metres is a major achievement, if not the highlight of his career thus far.<\/p>\n
He spoke with respect after being crowned champion.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the one I wanted, it\u2019s the hard battle, it\u2019s the amazing opponents. Everybody came prepared for the fight and I wanted to prove that I\u2019m the man among all of them, I\u2019m the wolf among wolves,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
The American sprinter\u2019s time of 9.79 seconds fell short of the world record of 9.58 set by Usain Bolt of Jamaica 15 years ago.<\/p>\n
Bolt still holds the 100 metres Olympic record of 9.63 set in 2012 and the world record of 9.58 set in 2009.<\/p>\n
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