The American sprint star came from behind and won the 100-meter gold in a wild photo finish on Sunday at the Paris Olympics, barely beating Kishane Thompson of Jamaica.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NOAH LYLES’ OLYMPIC DREAM COMES TRUE!<br><br>100M GOLD MEDALIST. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/qR6bkXLHhE">pic.twitter.com/qR6bkXLHhE</a></p>— NBC Olympics &amp; Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/1820187663153963281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<figcaption>Noah Lyles edges out the field to win the 100-meter gold medal at the Olympics on Aug. 4, 2024. <span class="credit">AFP via Getty Images</span></figcaption>

Lyles, 27, won gold in the 100-meter at the 2023 world championships.

He took bronze in the 200-meter at the Tokyo Olympics.

Noah Lyles won gold in stunning fashion.{ai:summary}<p>Noah Lyles snatched gold in the 100-meter dash at the Paris Olympics, a heart-stopping finish against Jamaica's Kishane Thompson. The track was electrified as the American claimed the prize he'd long chased, solidifying his sprinting legend. </p><p>The win adds to his 2023 world championship gold and a bronze from the Tokyo Games, marking him a force to reckon with. #sports</p>

Noah Lyles captures Olympic gold in 100-meter in wild come-from-behind photo finish

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