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Noah Lyles entered guy mode after succeeding gold in 100m

.Coley Harvey, ESPN Team WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously covered Fla Condition for Orlando Sentinel as well as Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern University graduateNoah Lyles gained gold in the men's 100m last on Sunday in a historically close race.He beat Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by 0.005 seconds, noting the closest men's 100m competition at the Olympics given that 1980, depending on to ESPN Statistics &amp Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe updates of his gold award success took approximately half a min to verify as the competition finished. Once it was formal, Lyles responded through lifting up his bib and hollering: "United States. I told you, I got this." Lyles, stated there were actually handful of festivities during his gold-medal night. He spent it speaking to media, satisfying an obligatory post-race medication exam, as well as slipping into man mode.Monday notes the two-year wedding anniversary for Lyles and also his girlfriend, Jamaican 400-meter jogger Junelle Bromfield, Lyles pointed out. While he confesses owing her a true holiday after the Olympics, he performed an essential act of chivalry in the wee hours Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris opportunity, Lyles said Bromfield allow him understand she had actually accidentally left her operating spikes at their massage therapy counselor's Airbnb near the Olympic Town. Since she was operating her 1st races of the Olympics eventually Monday morning, it was important she obtain those spikes." Therefore listed below I go to 2 a.m., waddling with a spike bag, my bag and also some toiletries, as well as I resemble, '. Here I am actually, Olympics champ, 100 meters, waddling to my girl's area along with all this things,'" Lyles mentioned, chuckling." I'm a really good sweetheart." Bromfield ended up third in her heat, getting approved for the ladies's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles himself gained his heat energy in the preliminary of the guys's 200m, likewise getting approved for the semifinals.