.Coley Harvey, ESPN Workers WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously dealt with Fla State for Orlando Sentinel and also Georgia Specialist for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern University graduateNoah Lyles won gold in the males's 100m final on Sunday in a traditionally close race.He beat Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by 0.005 seconds, marking the closest men's 100m race at the Olympics since 1980, according to ESPN Statistics & Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe news of his gold medal victory took approximately half a minute to affirm as the competition ended. Once it was official, Lyles responded by uplifting his bib and also shouting: "United States. I informed you, I got this." Lyles, stated there were few festivities during his gold-medal night. He devoted it talking with media, meeting a compulsory post-race medicine exam, as well as slipping into partner mode.Monday denotes the two-year anniversary for Lyles as well as his partner, Jamaican 400-meter runner Junelle Bromfield, Lyles stated. While he accepts owing her a true holiday after the Olympics, he carried out a necessary act of chivalry in the wee hours Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris time, Lyles claimed Bromfield permit him know she had actually mistakenly left her jogging spikes at their massage counselor's Airbnb near the Olympic Town. Due to the fact that she was operating her 1st competitions of the Olympics later Monday morning, it was important she acquire those spikes." Therefore here I go to 2 a.m., waddling with a spike bag, my bag as well as some toiletries, and I feel like, 'Huh. Below I am actually, Olympics champion, 100 gauges, waddling to my girl's area with all this stuff,'" Lyles stated, giggling." I'm a great partner." Bromfield finished third in her warmth, receiving the females's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles themself won his heat energy in the first round of the guys's 200m, likewise receiving the semifinals.