Olympics 2024: Noah Lyles wins thriller as Novak Djokovic finally clinches ‘golden slam’
For the first time in Olympic history, each of the eight finalists in the men’s 100m final finished within 10 seconds.
Join our WhatsApp Community to receive travel deals, free stays, and special offers!
- Join Now -
Join our WhatsApp Community to receive travel deals, free stays, and special offers!
- Join Now -
US sprint king Noah Lyles powered to gold by just five thousands of a second Sunday in the closest 100m in modern Olympic history, as Novak Djokovic added a tennis gold medal to his glittering CV at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A thrilling ninth day of Olympic action also saw two world records tumble in the Paris pool, the first-ever gymnastics gold for an African nation and the Refugee Team’s first medal in history.
But as darkness fell, all eyes were trained on the lilac track of the Stade de France, where Lyles, 27, was bidding to end two decades of Olympic sprinting hurt for the US.
It was billed as one of the most open 100m finals ever and it did not disappoint, Lyles dipping to gold in 9.79sec, just three hundredths of a second separating the first four.
“I’m the wolf amongst wolves,” said the outspoken Lyles, who see himself as the rightful sprinting heir to the legendary Usain Bolt.
“It’s the one I wanted. It’s the hard battle, it’s the amazing opponents.”
The American had failed to impress in his heat or semi-final, winning neither after sluggish starts.
But in the final he burst out of the blocks quicker and muscled through the field, pushing Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson and US rival Fred...
