.Coley Harvey, ESPN Team WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and also Georgia Technology for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern University graduateNoah Lyles succeeded gold in the men's 100m ultimate on Sunday in a historically near race.He defeated Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by 0.005 few seconds, noting the closest males's 100m competition at the Olympics because 1980, depending on to ESPN Statistics & Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe information of his gold award success took around half a min to verify as the race finished. Once it was actually official, Lyles reacted by raising his bib as well as hollering: "United States. I told you, I obtained this." Lyles, said there were actually couple of events in the course of his gold-medal night. He invested it consulting with media, fulfilling an obligatory post-race drug exam, as well as slipping into boyfriend mode.Monday denotes the two-year wedding anniversary for Lyles and also his girl, Jamaican 400-meter distance runner Junelle Bromfield, Lyles said. While he acknowledges owing her a genuine vacation after the Olympics, he conducted a crucial action of chivalry in the wee hrs Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris opportunity, Lyles pointed out Bromfield allow him understand she had by accident left her jogging spikes at their massage counselor's Airbnb near the Olympic Village. Due to the fact that she was running her first competitions of the Olympics later Monday early morning, it was necessary she receive those spikes." Therefore below I go to 2 a.m., swaying along with a spike bag, my bag and also some toiletries, and I feel like, 'Huh. Listed below I am actually, Olympics champion, 100 gauges, waddling to my sweetheart's space along with all this stuff,'" Lyles said, having a good laugh." I'm a great sweetheart." Bromfield completed third in her warmth, receiving the ladies's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles himself succeeded his warm in the preliminary of the guys's 200m, additionally applying for the semifinals.