American sprinter Noah Lyles captured his first medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics by 0.005 over Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson. Lyles won by a hair over Thompson to kick off his Summer Games with his specialty still to come in the 200 meters.
Lyles admitted that he underestimated his competitors during the first stages of qualifications for the 100 meters final, but his confidence, enthusiasm and speed won out on the track Sunday afternoon. The 27-year-old is the first American sprinter to win the 100 meters in 20 years, and the U.S. has now medaled in 10 of the last 11 races with the lone exception coming in 1996.