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Noah Lyles went into guy setting after gaining gold in 100m

.Coley Harvey, ESPN Team WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously dealt with Fla State for Orlando Sentinel and also Georgia Specialist for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern College graduateNoah Lyles succeeded gold in the males's 100m last on Sunday in a traditionally close race.He beat Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by 0.005 seconds, marking the closest males's 100m competition at the Olympics due to the fact that 1980, depending on to ESPN Stats &amp Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe updates of his gold medal victory took approximately half a min to confirm as the race ended. Once it was formal, Lyles responded through elevating his bib and also hollering: "The United States. I told you, I received this." Lyles, mentioned there were few festivities during his gold-medal evening. He devoted it talking with media, fulfilling a necessary post-race medicine test, and also getting on sweetheart mode.Monday marks the two-year wedding anniversary for Lyles and his partner, Jamaican 400-meter jogger Junelle Bromfield, Lyles said. While he confesses owing her a true getaway after the Olympics, he carried out an important action of chivalry in the wee hours Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris opportunity, Lyles said Bromfield allow him know she had by accident left her operating spikes at their massage therapy counselor's Airbnb near the Olympic Community. Because she was managing her 1st races of the Olympics later Monday early morning, it was actually critical she get those spikes." Therefore here I am at 2 a.m., swaying along with a spike bag, my bag as well as some toiletries, and I'm like, 'Huh. Here I am actually, Olympics champ, 100 meters, swaying to my girlfriend's room along with all this stuff,'" Lyles claimed, giggling." I am actually an excellent boyfriend." Bromfield finished third in her warmth, obtaining the women's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles himself succeeded his warmth in the preliminary of the guys's 200m, additionally getting the semifinals.