.Coley Harvey, ESPN Staff WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously covered Fla State for Orlando Sentinel as well as Georgia Specialist for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern Educational institution graduateNoah Lyles succeeded gold in the males's 100m last on Sunday in an in the past close race.He beat Jamaica's Kishane Thompson through 0.005 secs, denoting the closest guys's 100m race at the Olympics due to the fact that 1980, according to ESPN Statistics & Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe news of his gold medal triumph took around half a minute to affirm as the competition ended. Once it was actually formal, Lyles reacted through elevating his bib as well as hollering: "The United States. I told you, I acquired this." Lyles, stated there were couple of festivities during the course of his gold-medal night. He invested it talking with media, fulfilling a necessary post-race medication examination, and also getting on guy mode.Monday marks the two-year wedding anniversary for Lyles and also his girl, Jamaican 400-meter distance runner Junelle Bromfield, Lyles pointed out. While he accepts owing her a true vacation after the Olympics, he administered a vital act of chivalry in the wee hrs Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris opportunity, Lyles stated Bromfield permit him recognize she had unintentionally left her jogging spikes at their massage therapy therapist's Airbnb near the Olympic Village. Since she was operating her very first competitions of the Olympics later on Monday early morning, it was actually vital she receive those spikes." So here I go to 2 a.m., waddling with a spike bag, my bag and some toiletries, and I feel like, 'Huh. Listed here I am, Olympics champ, 100 meters, waddling to my girl's space with all this stuff,'" Lyles said, giggling." I'm an excellent partner." Bromfield completed third in her warmth, qualifying for the women's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles themself gained his warmth in the preliminary of the guys's 200m, additionally qualifying for the semifinals.