Noah Lyles narrowly defeated Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by five-thousandths of a second to win Olympic gold in a thrilling men’s 100m final. Both men crossed the line in 9.79 seconds, with Lyles confirmed as the winner after a moment of disbelief. Fred Kerley, also from the USA, claimed bronze with a time of 9.81 seconds. The race featured record times for 4th through 8th places, and Lyles set a personal best to secure the victory.

After the race, Lyles expressed his excitement in a BBC interview, saying, “I hope you guys like Noah, because I got a lot more coming!” He is set to compete in the 200m heats tomorrow.

In other events, Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold in the women’s high jump, and Canada’s Ethan Katzberg took gold in the men’s hammer throw final.