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Noah Lyles entered into partner mode after succeeding gold in 100m

.Coley Harvey, ESPN Workers WriterAug 5, 2024, 05:33 PM ETClosePreviously covered Fla Condition for Orlando Guard and Georgia Technician for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern University graduateNoah Lyles won gold in the males's 100m ultimate on Sunday in a historically near race.He defeated Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by 0.005 seconds, marking the closest men's 100m race at the Olympics given that 1980, according to ESPN Statistics &amp Information.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe information of his gold award triumph took about half a min to verify as the competition ended. Once it was formal, Lyles responded by elevating his bib and hollering: "United States. I told you, I acquired this." Lyles, stated there were handful of parties in the course of his gold-medal night. He devoted it speaking to media, satisfying a necessary post-race medication test, and also slipping into boyfriend mode.Monday marks the two-year wedding anniversary for Lyles and also his partner, Jamaican 400-meter distance runner Junelle Bromfield, Lyles stated. While he acknowledges owing her a genuine holiday after the Olympics, he conducted a vital act of courtliness in the wee hours Monday morning.Around 2 a.m. Paris opportunity, Lyles said Bromfield let him know she had actually unintentionally left her jogging spikes at their massage therapy specialist's Airbnb near the Olympic Town. Because she was actually managing her initial competitions of the Olympics later Monday early morning, it was actually essential she receive those spikes." Therefore here I go to 2 a.m., waddling with a spike bag, my bag and also some toiletries, and I feel like, '. Here I am actually, Olympics champ, 100 meters, swaying to my girlfriend's room along with all this things,'" Lyles mentioned, laughing." I'm a really good man." Bromfield finished third in her heat energy, receiving the women's 400m semifinals on Wednesday. Lyles himself won his heat in the first round of the guys's 200m, additionally receiving the semifinals.