.Coley Harvey, ESPN Team WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel as well as Georgia Technology for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern University graduateNoah Lyles gained gold in the males's 100m final on Sunday in an in the past near race.He defeated Jamaica's Kishane Thompson through 0.005 few seconds, marking the closest guys's 100m competition at the Olympics given that 1980, depending on to ESPN Statistics & Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe information of his gold award triumph took around half a min to confirm as the competition ended. Once it was main, Lyles reacted through lifting up his bib as well as yelling: "United States. I told you, I acquired this." Lyles, said there were couple of festivities throughout his gold-medal night. He devoted it speaking to media, meeting a required post-race drug examination, and also slipping into partner mode.Monday denotes the two-year wedding anniversary for Lyles as well as his girl, Jamaican 400-meter runner Junelle Bromfield, Lyles mentioned. While he admits owing her a real trip after the Olympics, he carried out a vital act of chivalry in the wee hrs Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris opportunity, Lyles stated Bromfield permit him understand she had actually inadvertently left her running spikes at their massage therapy specialist's Airbnb near the Olympic Village. Considering that she was actually operating her first competitions of the Olympics later Monday morning, it was critical she acquire those spikes." Thus below I am at 2 a.m., swaying with a spike bag, my bag as well as some toiletries, and also I feel like, 'Huh. Here I am, Olympics champ, 100 gauges, swaying to my sweetheart's area along with all this things,'" Lyles claimed, laughing." I am actually a good boyfriend." Bromfield finished third in her heat energy, qualifying for the females's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles themself gained his heat energy in the first round of the males's 200m, also getting the semifinals.