.Coley Harvey, ESPN Personnel WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern College graduateNoah Lyles gained gold in the males's 100m final on Sunday in a traditionally near race.He defeated Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by 0.005 few seconds, denoting the closest men's 100m race at the Olympics since 1980, according to ESPN Statistics & Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe updates of his gold medal success took around half a moment to verify as the race ended. Once it was main, Lyles responded by elevating his bib and shouting: "The United States. I informed you, I acquired this." Lyles, stated there were actually couple of events in the course of his gold-medal evening. He spent it speaking with media, satisfying a necessary post-race drug test, and slipping into man mode.Monday marks the two-year anniversary for Lyles and his sweetheart, Jamaican 400-meter distance runner Junelle Bromfield, Lyles said. While he accepts owing her a real vacation after the Olympics, he performed a crucial action of chivalry in the wee hrs Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris time, Lyles stated Bromfield let him know she had mistakenly left her jogging spikes at their massage therapy therapist's Airbnb near the Olympic Village. Considering that she was actually operating her initial races of the Olympics eventually Monday early morning, it was imperative she get those spikes." Therefore below I am at 2 a.m., swaying along with a spike bag, my bag as well as some toiletries, as well as I resemble, 'Huh. Below I am actually, Olympics champ, one hundred gauges, waddling to my girlfriend's area along with all this stuff,'" Lyles claimed, giggling." I'm an excellent partner." Bromfield completed third in her warmth, getting approved for the females's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles himself succeeded his heat energy in the first round of the men's 200m, likewise qualifying for the semifinals.