.Coley Harvey, ESPN Workers WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously covered Fla State for Orlando Sentinel as well as Georgia Specialist for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern College graduateNoah Lyles succeeded gold in the guys's 100m final on Sunday in a historically near race.He defeated Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by 0.005 few seconds, marking the closest men's 100m competition at the Olympics since 1980, depending on to ESPN Stats & Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe news of his gold award victory took roughly half a moment to confirm as the competition ended. Once it was actually main, Lyles reacted by lifting up his bib and also screaming: "America. I informed you, I received this." Lyles, mentioned there were actually handful of parties in the course of his gold-medal night. He invested it talking to media, satisfying an obligatory post-race medication examination, and also slipping into man mode.Monday marks the two-year wedding anniversary for Lyles as well as his girl, Jamaican 400-meter runner Junelle Bromfield, Lyles claimed. While he accepts owing her an actual getaway after the Olympics, he performed an essential action of chivalry in the wee hrs Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris opportunity, Lyles said Bromfield permit him understand she had actually unintentionally left her operating spikes at their massage specialist's Airbnb near the Olympic Village. Considering that she was managing her first races of the Olympics later on Monday early morning, it was actually imperative she obtain those spikes." Therefore here I go to 2 a.m., swaying with a spike bag, my bag and some toiletries, and also I'm like, 'Huh. Listed here I am actually, Olympics champ, 100 meters, waddling to my girl's space along with all this things,'" Lyles claimed, having a good laugh." I am actually a really good sweetheart." Bromfield finished third in her warm, getting approved for the women's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles himself succeeded his warmth in the preliminary of the men's 200m, likewise qualifying for the semifinals.