USA sprinter Noah Lyles won the men’s 100m title at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by the smallest of margins in a dramatic photo finish.
The 27-year-old took gold ahead of Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by just five-thousandths seconds as both sprinters finished with a time of 9.79 seconds at the Stade de France.
Lyles’ official time was 9.784 with Thompson finishing with a time of 9.789, while USA’s Fred Kerley took bronze as he clocked 9.81 seconds.
The defending champion from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs, finished fifth.
Earlier, Team GB sprinters Louie Hinchliffe and Zharnel Hughes saw their bid for Olympic 100m gold come to an end in the semi-finals.
Lyles (bottom) is a whisker ahead on the line
Lyles faced a nervous wait after the finish for confirmation of his win
Lyles celebrates his victory
Lyles celebrates winning the men’s 100m final at the Stade de France
St Lucia’s Alfred crowned women’s 100m champion on Saturday
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Sky Sports News’ Miriam Walker-Khan reflects on the women’s 100m after Julien Alfred became the first athlete from Saint Lucia to win gold and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce pulled out
On Saturday, St Lucia’s Julien Alfred stormed to 100m gold in the women’s event.
Alfred crossed the line in 10.72 seconds under the falling rain at Stade de France, ahead of the United States’ world champion Sha’Carri Richardson in second and Melissa Jefferson in third.
Britain’s Daryll Neita was left to reflect on a “super tough” evening after missing out on a first individual Olympic medal by four hundredths of a second behind Jefferson.
Neita came up just shy in 10.96, one hundredth of a second ahead of American Twanisha Terry in a photo finish.
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