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US sprinter Noah Lyles wins Olympic men's 100-meter gold at Paris 2024

Lyles, 27, wins title in photo finish as he barely beats Jamaica's Kishane Thompson

Can Erozden  | 05.08.2024 - Update : 06.08.2024
US sprinter Noah Lyles wins Olympic men's 100-meter gold at Paris 2024 Olympic Games Paris 2024 - Men's 100m Final

ANKARA 

US sprinter Noah Lyles won an Olympic gold medal at the Paris 2024 Games on Sunday.

Lyles, 27, secured the men's 100-meter title in a photo finish as he barely beat Jamaica's Kishane Thompson at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.

The US athlete won the race in 9.784 seconds, while Thompson claimed silver with 9.789 seconds.

Fred Kerley, another Team USA sprinter, bagged bronze with 9.81 seconds.

Usain Bolt, a retired world-famous Jamaican sprinter, is still the record holder in the men's 100-meter dash with 9.58 seconds in the world (Berlin 2009) and 9.63 seconds in the Olympics (London 2012).

The Paris 2024 Olympics will end on Aug. 11.

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