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Noah Lyles Claims Gold in Men's 100m Final at 2024 Paris Olympics

Noah Lyles wins his first Olympic gold in the men's 100m final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, setting a personal best record of 9.784 seconds and securing his title as the world's fastest man. We discuss it here!

 
Noah Lyles

Noah Lyles of the USA wins and celebrates his victory in the 100m race at the Meeting de Paris Wanda Diamond League 2023 athletics event on June 9, 2023, at Charlety Stadium in Paris, France.

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By: Joshua Martin

Many may consider Team USA sprinter Noah Lyles a bit braggadocious but he certainly has the chops to back it up. On August 4th, Lyles won his career-first gold in the men’s 100m final at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The newly decorated gold medalist proved to be the “ world’s fastest man”  with a personal best record of 9.784 seconds. Defeating Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, who previously held the world’s fastest time in 2024, by 0.005 of a second. 

In post-race presser with ESPN, Lyles detailed how close the race was and openly admitted he thought he might lose to Thompson. Having to “lean” forward to secure the photo finish

“We were waiting for the names to pop up, and I’m going to be honest, I came over [Jamaica’s Thompson], and I was like: ‘I think you got that one, big dawg! Something said I need to lean, and I was like, ‘I’m going to lean,’ because it’s that type of race.”
— Noah Lyles, ESPN
“What’s crazy is my [biomechanist] Ralph Mann, before I left for Paris, he’s like, ‘This is how close first and second is going to be away from each other. I can’t believe how right he was.”
— Noah Lyles, ESPN

His journey to his gold medal moment wasn’t full of first-place finishes. In June, Lyles suffered a close loss in the semi final qualifying race with a 9.83-second time, losing to Jamaica’s Oblique Seville by 0.02 seconds. Oblique stared him down towards the end of that the race, however Noah would get the last laugh with a first place finish this go around. Seville completed the competition in last place.

Noah will have the opportunity to take home a second gold medal when he runs in the 200-meter final on Thursday, August 8th. 

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Simone Biles Wins Gold in Women's All-Around at 2024 Paris Olympics

Simone Biles secures gold in the women's all-around finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the oldest woman to win the event since 1952 and tying for two-time Olympic champion status. We discuss it here!

 
Simone Biles

Paris, France – August 1, 2024: Simone Biles (USA) performs in the floor exercise during the women's all-around final in artistic gymnastics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Bercy Arena.

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By: Joshua Martin

On Thursday (August 1st) Simone Biles came in first place, earning the gold medal in a highly competitive women’s gymnastics all-around finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Biles edged out Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade by just over a point, one of the closest finishes she has ever experienced in any international event.  

With her victory, the 27-year-old became the oldest woman to win the all-around finals since the first-ever Olympic all-around in Melbourne in 1952. Additionally, Miles joins Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union and Vera Caslavska of Czechoslovakia as the only women to become two-time Olympic champions.  

Simone Biles

Paris, France – August 1, 2024: Simone Biles (USA) competes in the floor exercise during the women's all-around final in artistic gymnastics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, held at Bercy Arena in Paris, France.

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“I just go out here and do what I’m supposed to and I’m doing what I love and enjoying it. So that’s really all that matters to me. Yes, it’s amazing now that I hear it, but I don’t think I’ll truly understand the depth of it until I walk away from the sport.”
— Simone Biles, ESPN

Earlier this week, Biles became the most decorated American gymnast in the history of the Olympics after she earned her eighth Olympic medal with Team USA. An historic feat, she currently sits as the most decorated gymnast in history from any country if you include world championship medals. 

Check out her award winning performance below:

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