Too close: Noah Lyles of United States crosses the line to win gold. — Reuters
AFTER all the talk and all the hype, Noah Lyles duly delivered when it mattered most by winning the closest-ever Olympic 100m final by five thousandths of a second on Sunday to give the United States the title for the first time in 20 years.
In a blanket finish Lyles believed he had left it too late to catch the powerful Kishane Thompson, but the giant screen confirmed him as the winner in a personal best 9.79 seconds, the same time as the Jamaican, but ahead by the width of a vest.
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