.Coley Harvey, ESPN Personnel WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously covered Fla State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Specialist for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern University graduateNoah Lyles succeeded gold in the guys's 100m last on Sunday in a traditionally near race.He beat Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by 0.005 seconds, marking the closest men's 100m race at the Olympics since 1980, depending on to ESPN Statistics & Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe updates of his gold medal success took approximately half a minute to affirm as the race finished. Once it was actually formal, Lyles reacted through uplifting his bib as well as screaming: "United States. I told you, I received this." Lyles, pointed out there were actually handful of parties throughout his gold-medal night. He invested it speaking with media, fulfilling a required post-race medication exam, as well as slipping into partner mode.Monday denotes the two-year anniversary for Lyles and his sweetheart, Jamaican 400-meter distance runner Junelle Bromfield, Lyles mentioned. While he accepts owing her a genuine trip after the Olympics, he performed a crucial act of courtliness in the wee hrs Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris opportunity, Lyles claimed Bromfield let him recognize she had by accident left her jogging spikes at their massage therapy therapist's Airbnb near the Olympic Town. Given that she was managing her initial races of the Olympics later Monday early morning, it was vital she obtain those spikes." Therefore here I am at 2 a.m., waddling with a spike bag, my bag and some toiletries, and I'm like, '. Below I am actually, Olympics champion, one hundred meters, waddling to my girlfriend's room along with all this stuff,'" Lyles stated, chuckling." I am actually an excellent partner." Bromfield finished third in her heat, receiving the girls's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles himself gained his warmth in the first round of the men's 200m, also applying for the semifinals.