The 100-meter sprint event is the flagship event of the Olympic Games.The packed stadium comes to a standstill for just under ten seconds to meet the fastest man on the planet. And Paris 2024 was no exception.
With no firm candidate, victory could have gone to any of the participants. And so it was in a finale that was suspenseful until the last seconds to find out who would win the race.
This is how the American Noah Lyles was crowned champion of athleticsin the 100 meters flat at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The race was very close, and Lyles won by just five thousandths of a second.
The Jamaican completed the podium Kishane Thompsonin second place, and the American Fred Kerleywith the bronze medal.
The American started from the seventh lane and, although he did not have a good start, he kept up with the group during the competition.
After a finish that had to resort to photography, since six athletes were within seven hundredths of a second of each other.
After the necessary review, the victory went to Lyles, who won the gold medal. In the final result he was tied with Kishane Thompsonalthough it was later revealed that the gap had been only 5 thousandths, and in favor of the American.
So, Lyles He won the first Olympic gold of his career, having won bronze in Tokyo 2020, in the 200-meter event; and revalidated his participation in the last World Athletics Championshipin which she also won the championship in the 100-meter flat, in Budapest 2023.
Another milestone of the Olympic Gameswith tennis as the protagonist. And the Serbian Novak Djokovic gave his country a gold medal after beating the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
The Olympic gold was the only “title” the Serbian had left to win and he celebrated it with tears in his eyes.
Paris 2024 Olympic Games medal table, day 8 (gold, silver, bronze, totals)
United States 19 26 26 71
China 19 15 11 45
France 12 14 18 44
Australia 12 11 8 31
Great Britain 10 12 15 37
South Korea 10 7 7 24
Japan 9 5 10 24
Italy 7 10 5 22
Netherlands 6 5 4 15
Germany 5 5 2 12
Canada 5 4 8 17
Hungary 3 3 2 8
Romania 3 3 1 7
Ireland 3 0 3 6
New Zealand 2 4 1 7
Sweden 2 3 2 7
Ukraine 2 1 3 6
Croatia 2 1 1 4
Belgium 2 0 3 5
Hong Kong 2 0 2 4
Azerbaijan 2 0 0 2
Philippines 2 0 0 2
Serbia 2 0 0 2
Brazil 1 4 5 10
Israel 1 4 1 6
Spain 1 2 5 8
Georgia 1 2 1 4
Switzerland 1 1 4 6
Kazakhstan 1 1 2 4
South Africa 1 1 2 4
Taiwan 1 0 2 3
Uzbekistan 1 0 2 3
Guatemala 1 0 1 2
Czech Republic 1 0 1 2
Algeria 1 0 0 1
Argentina 1 0 0 1
Chile 1 0 0 1
Dominica 1 0 0 1
Ecuador 1 0 0 1
Slovenia 1 0 0 1
Norway 1 0 0 1
Saint Lucia 1 0 0 1
Uganda 1 0 0 1
North Korea 0 2 1 3
Jamaica 0 2 1 3
Mexico 0 2 1 3
Greece 0 1 4 5
Poland 0 1 3 4
Kosovo 0 1 1 2
Türkiye 0 1 1 2
Armenia 0 1 0 1
Denmark 0 1 0 1
Ethiopia 0 1 0 1
Fiji 0 1 0 1
Mongolia 0 1 0 1
Tunisia 0 1 0 1
India 0 0 3 3
Tajikistan 0 0 3 3
Moldova 0 0 2 2
Dominican Republic 0 0 2 2
Austria 0 0 1 1
Cape Verde 0 0 1 1
Cuba 0 0 1 1
Egypt 0 0 1 1
Slovakia 0 0 1 1
Granada 0 0 1 1
Indonesia 0 0 1 1
Lithuania 0 0 1 1
Malaysia 0 0 1 1
Portugal 0 0 1 1
Source: Ambito
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