Ron Dicker is a general assignment reporter at HuffPost. He has covered sports, entertainment and many other beats in his journalism career, and has lived in New York City for more than 20 years.
The American sprint star jumped up and down and egged on the crowd before the race, then sped by the field to win the gold medal.Despite a mediocre start, Lyles used his raw speed to clock 9.79 seconds, just ahead of Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, who had the same time. Fellow American Fred Kerley took bronze in 9.81.
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, US' Noah Lyles, Jamaica's Oblique Seville, South Africa's Akani Simbine, Jamaica's Kishane Thompson, US' Fred Kerley and US' Kenneth Bednarek compete in the men's 100m final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 4, 2024. Lyles got off to a mediocre start in the semifinal on Sunday but ran with conviction. He finished second to Seville in 9.
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