Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles admits he thought Kishane Thompson had crossed the finish line first in the Men's m final at the Paris games. One day after earning his first Olympic gold medal in a thrilling meter final, the American speedster continued his quest to pull off the rare accomplishment of winning three golds in three sprint events at a single Games.
The "fastest man in the world" ended up listening to his gut, winning the 's final heat of the night in He advances to Wednesday night's semifinals. Lyles hit an extra gear about meters into the race, allowing him to pull away down the straightaway before easing into the finish. I could have dealt with a day before we started racing. Lyles, said there were few celebrations during his gold-medal night. He spent it speaking with media, fulfilling a mandatory postrace drug test, and slipping into boyfriend mode.
Monday marks the two-year anniversary for Lyles and his girlfriend, Jamaican meter runner Junelle Bromfield, Lyles said. While he admits owing her a real vacation after the Olympics, he conducted an important act of chivalry in the wee hours Monday morning. Around 2 a.
Paris time, Lyles said Bromfield let him know she had accidentally left her running spikes at their massage therapist's Airbnb near the Olympic Village. Since she was running her first races of the Olympics later Monday morning, it was imperative she get those spikes. Here I am, Olympics champion, meters, waddling to my girlfriend's room with all this stuff,'" Lyles said, laughing.
In Monday night's men's meter races, fellow Americans Kenny Bednarek, running in In Tokyo, Lyles earned bronze in the event. A year later, at the world championships in Oregon, he set a personal best when he earned gold in The time sits just 0. If Lyles wins gold in Thursday night's finals, he will have taken care of the second event on the sprint triple list.
