.Coley Harvey, ESPN Team WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously dealt with Fla Condition for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Technician for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern University graduateNoah Lyles succeeded gold in the males's 100m last on Sunday in a historically close race.He defeated Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by 0.005 secs, denoting the closest guys's 100m competition at the Olympics since 1980, according to ESPN Stats & Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe information of his gold medal victory took about half a minute to validate as the competition finished. Once it was actually formal, Lyles reacted through lifting up his bib and also yelling: "The United States. I told you, I got this." Lyles, mentioned there were handful of events throughout his gold-medal night. He devoted it talking to media, fulfilling a compulsory post-race medication examination, and slipping into man mode.Monday marks the two-year anniversary for Lyles as well as his girlfriend, Jamaican 400-meter runner Junelle Bromfield, Lyles mentioned. While he accepts owing her a real vacation after the Olympics, he performed a crucial process of chivalry in the wee hrs Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris time, Lyles said Bromfield let him know she had unintentionally left her operating spikes at their massage counselor's Airbnb near the Olympic Town. Considering that she was running her first competitions of the Olympics later Monday early morning, it was actually vital she acquire those spikes." Thus right here I am at 2 a.m., waddling along with a spike bag, my bag and some toiletries, and also I feel like, '. Right here I am actually, Olympics champion, 100 gauges, swaying to my sweetheart's room with all this things,'" Lyles mentioned, having a good laugh." I am actually a good guy." Bromfield completed third in her warmth, getting approved for the ladies's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles themself succeeded his warmth in the preliminary of the men's 200m, likewise obtaining the semifinals.