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Newly crowned Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles has already made history in Paris and he's aiming to complete a very special double on Thursday night. The 27-year-old American could become the first man since Usain Bolt to complete an Olympic sprint double if he picks up gold in the 200m final.

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Noah Lyles Triumphs In Olympic 100m Thriller After Novak Djokovic 'Golden Slam'

US sprint king Noah Lyles powered to gold by just five thousands of a second Sunday in the closest 100m in modern Olympic history, as Novak Djokovic added a tennis gold medal to his glittering CV. A thrilling ninth day of Olympic action also saw two world records tumble in the Paris pool, the first-ever gymnastics gold for an African nation and the Refugee Team's first medal in history. But as darkness fell, all eyes were trained on the lilac track of the Stade de France, where Lyles, 27, was bidding to end two decades of Olympic sprinting hurt for the US.

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Leigh Diffey on botched Paris Olympics 100 meters call - 'I got it wrong' - ESPN

PARIS — NBC announcer Leigh Diffey said «I got it wrong» on his botched Paris Olympics call that incorrectly identified Kishane Thompson of Jamaica as winner of the 100 meters. The race was a photo finish and the gold went to American sprinter Noah Lyles.

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Noah Lyles wins gold for U.S. in 100m by 0.005 of a second - ESPN

SAINT-DENIS, France — Since last August, Noah Lyles has stood firm and unequivocal in his belief that the title of «world's fastest man» belongs to him.

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Noah Lyles Triumphs In Olympic 100m Thriller After Novak Djokovic 'Golden Slam'

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Why Noah Lyles Beat Kishane Thompson To Men's 100m Gold Despite Both Clocking 9.79 Seconds

World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79sec to claim gold in a dramatic men's Olympic 100m final in Paris on Sunday. Lyles won in the closest Olympic 100m finish in modern history as just five thousandths of a second separated him from Jamaica's Kishane Thompson. Both were given the rounded-up time of 9.79sec but the American's name carried the all-important (.784) to Thompson's (.789.) It made Lyles the first American, male or female, to win the event since Justin Gatlin took gold in the 2004 Athens Games.