.Coley Harvey, ESPN Team WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously covered Florida State for Orlando Guard and Georgia Technology for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern College graduateNoah Lyles won gold in the males's 100m last on Sunday in a historically close race.He beat Jamaica's Kishane Thompson through 0.005 few seconds, denoting the closest men's 100m competition at the Olympics because 1980, according to ESPN Statistics & Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe information of his gold award victory took around half a min to confirm as the race finished. Once it was actually main, Lyles responded through raising his bib and also hollering: "The United States. I informed you, I got this." Lyles, pointed out there were actually few festivities throughout his gold-medal evening. He devoted it speaking with media, meeting a necessary post-race medication test, as well as slipping into guy mode.Monday denotes the two-year anniversary for Lyles and his partner, Jamaican 400-meter distance runner Junelle Bromfield, Lyles said. While he acknowledges owing her a true getaway after the Olympics, he administered a significant act of chivalry in the wee hours Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris time, Lyles mentioned Bromfield let him understand she had unintentionally left her operating spikes at their massage therapist's Airbnb near the Olympic Village. Because she was actually running her first competitions of the Olympics eventually Monday morning, it was actually important she receive those spikes." Therefore right here I go to 2 a.m., swaying along with a spike bag, my bag as well as some toiletries, and also I feel like, '. Listed below I am, Olympics champion, 100 gauges, waddling to my sweetheart's room along with all this things,'" Lyles mentioned, having a good laugh." I'm a good partner." Bromfield ended up third in her warmth, getting the females's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles themself won his heat in the preliminary of the guys's 200m, also receiving the semifinals.