.Coley Harvey, ESPN Workers WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously dealt with Fla State for Orlando Guard and Georgia Technology for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern University graduateNoah Lyles won gold in the guys's 100m last on Sunday in a historically close race.He beat Jamaica's Kishane Thompson through 0.005 seconds, denoting the closest males's 100m race at the Olympics because 1980, according to ESPN Stats & Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe headlines of his gold award triumph took about half a moment to validate as the competition ended. Once it was actually formal, Lyles responded by lifting up his bib and also hollering: "United States. I told you, I obtained this." Lyles, mentioned there were actually few celebrations during his gold-medal evening. He spent it talking with media, meeting an obligatory post-race medication test, and also getting on boyfriend mode.Monday marks the two-year anniversary for Lyles and also his girlfriend, Jamaican 400-meter distance runner Junelle Bromfield, Lyles said. While he confesses owing her a true holiday after the Olympics, he administered an essential action of courtliness in the wee hours Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris opportunity, Lyles said Bromfield permit him understand she had actually inadvertently left her running spikes at their massage therapy therapist's Airbnb near the Olympic Village. Due to the fact that she was running her initial competitions of the Olympics later on Monday early morning, it was actually crucial she receive those spikes." Therefore listed here I go to 2 a.m., swaying along with a spike bag, my bag and some toiletries, and I resemble, 'Huh. Here I am actually, Olympics champ, one hundred gauges, waddling to my girl's space along with all this things,'" Lyles pointed out, giggling." I'm an excellent sweetheart." Bromfield ended up third in her warm, obtaining the females's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles himself succeeded his warmth in the first round of the guys's 200m, additionally obtaining the semifinals.