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Noah Lyles won the men's 100-meter final Sunday at the 2024 Paris Olympics, ending a 20-year drought for the Americans.The 27-year-old Lyles finished in 9.784 seconds, edging out Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by just five-thousandths of a second to secure the gold medal. American Fred Kerley finished in 9.81 seconds to round out the top three. Lyles is the first American to win Gold in the men's 100-meter sprint since 2004, when Justin Gatlin won in 9.850 seconds.
RELATED STORY | American golfer Scheffler keeps Olympic gold with the US after major comebackSunday's win was also a personal best for Lyles, who will be a favorite later this week when he races in the men's 200-meter final — his better event. Lyles will look to join Jamaican Usain Bolt as the latest sprinter to win both the 100-meter and 200-meter Olympic finals.The men's final came a day after Julien Alfred won the women's 100-meter title in 10.
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