.Coley Harvey, ESPN Team WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously dealt with Florida State for Orlando Sentinel as well as Georgia Technology for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern College graduateNoah Lyles succeeded gold in the men's 100m ultimate on Sunday in an in the past close race.He beat Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by 0.005 seconds, denoting the closest males's 100m competition at the Olympics considering that 1980, according to ESPN Stats & Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe information of his gold award success took approximately half a minute to affirm as the competition finished. Once it was actually official, Lyles reacted through elevating his bib and also hollering: "United States. I told you, I obtained this." Lyles, pointed out there were actually couple of events throughout his gold-medal night. He invested it consulting with media, satisfying a mandatory post-race drug examination, as well as slipping into man mode.Monday marks the two-year anniversary for Lyles and also his girl, Jamaican 400-meter distance runner Junelle Bromfield, Lyles said. While he confesses owing her an actual holiday after the Olympics, he carried out a vital action of chivalry in the wee hours Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris opportunity, Lyles pointed out Bromfield allow him understand she had unintentionally left her operating spikes at their massage counselor's Airbnb near the Olympic Village. Given that she was actually managing her first races of the Olympics later Monday early morning, it was actually necessary she obtain those spikes." Therefore below I go to 2 a.m., swaying along with a spike bag, my bag and some toiletries, and I feel like, '. Listed here I am, Olympics champ, one hundred meters, waddling to my girl's space along with all this things,'" Lyles claimed, chuckling." I am actually a really good sweetheart." Bromfield ended up third in her heat, qualifying for the women's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles himself won his heat in the preliminary of the guys's 200m, likewise receiving the semifinals.