Paris Olympics The closest I’ve ever witnessed Men’s 100m final There are two numbers that convey the significance of this race in modern history. Firstly, the difference between gold and silver medal is just zero point zero zero five seconds. Secondly, it was the first time that all eight men of the 100m finals ran below ten seconds in legal wind conditions. We as Noah Lyles win gold and jamaica Keeshan Thompson Both men took 9.79 seconds; however, Lyle’s 0.784 seconds were faster than Thompson’s 0.789 seconds in their last meters Fred Kerley (United States) won a bronze medal in 9.81.
This how a game starts
Ever surprisingly though, Lyles was still last with only .178 seconds left to go.
At 40 meters lyle was eighth but had found his stride pattern. They can all compete since differences are negligible among them.
This how a game ends
Noah Lyles seemed to be leaving too much too late as he appeared to be trailing Thompson when the time clock stopped ticking. A photo finish made it dramatic towards the end. After at least thirty seconds, Thompson shouted “c’mon”!
The judges checked and found that Lyles did not move early enough; he showed perfect timing on his squat and maybe a vest-width separated his chest from Thompson’s.
On screen flashed quickly standings alongside time readings; Gold Medal for Noah Lyles, Silver Medal for Thompson, Bronze Medal for Kelly. Both Lyles and Thompson clocked in at 9.79 but America had an edge of five thousandths of a second over Jamaica who ran second-place position with their runner-up.
The reigning world champion added Olympic gold in what could possibly have been one of its dramatic twists ever witnessed This makes up Team USA’s first victory in men’s 100 m since Athens Games in 2004.
Obviously, if the race is 99 meters long, gold will go to jamaica. This is wishful thinking, but it describes the most competitive 100m race ever.
Why Thompson finished second although he crossed the finish line first
The clock stops ticking when each runner’s chest crosses the finish line, not when their feet or any other body part crosses the finish line. It was in the last second and last meter of the race that Noah perfectly performed that chest tilt and won the gold medal.
Apart from participating in 4x100m relay, American will perform in his favorite event which is 200m dash.
