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Just in: Noah Lyle wins 100meters race at 2024 Olympics
Noah Lyles ran away with the gold medal in the men’s 100-meter final.
The 27-year-old world No. 1 sprinter finished with a time of 9.79, a personal best, to secure first place on Sunday, Aug. 4. at the Stade de France at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Lyles’ time edged out Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson, who took home the silver medal, and his fellow Team USA runner Fred Kerley, who clocked in at third place.
The win marks Lyles’ first gold medal in the Olympics, and the first time Team USA has won gold in the event since the Athens Games in 2004. Lyles previously won bronze in the 200-meter final in Tokyo in 2021 — and to mark the occasion of his first gold, the athlete raised his racing bib in the air, showing off his last name for the world to see.
“To be honest, I just believed in myself,” Lyles tells reporters, including PEOPLE, of finishing the race strong after being in seventh place halfway through following a slower reaction time. “That goes to prove that reaction time does not win races.”
Lyles says he believed his competitor Thompson “had it at the end,” and went up to him as they awaited the scores to tell him, “Bro, I think you got that one, big dog.”
“And then my name popped up and I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m amazing,’” he says. “I’m gonna be honest, I wasn’t ready to see it. And that’s the first time I’ve ever said that in my head, like I wasn’t ready to see it. He was quite a few lanes down, so it was hard for me to picture where we were, but I guess that was a good thing.”
The athlete also notes how he was prepared for this year to be different than the Tokyo Olympics, telling reporters he knew “every step of the way it was not 2021.”
I’m still constantly moving forward, moving forward, moving forward, and I knew that when the time came, for me to be able to say, ‘This is the final, this is where I need to put it together,’ I was gonna do it,” he says.
The men’s 100-meter final occurred roughly two hours after the semifinals, where Lyles came in second place to Jamaica’s Oblique Seville and just ahead of Louie Hinchcliffe of Great Britain.
American Kenneth Bednarek also competed in the 100-meter final alongside Lyles and Kerley, 29, and came in seventh.
Nigeria’s U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles, have secured a place in the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations U-20 tournament and qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Senegal.
The tightly contested knockout stage encounter ended goalless after regular and extra time, with both teams unable to find the back of the net.
Ultimately, it was Nigeria who triumphed 3–1 in the penalty shootout.
The match, held in the knockout stage of the continental youth championship, saw the two sides locked in a stalemate throughout regulation and extra time.
Despite numerous attempts from both sides, neither team could break the deadlock, leading to a penalty decider.
Nigeria converted three of their spot-kicks, while Senegal managed only one, allowing the Flying Eagles to clinch the win and progress to the last four of the competition.
The result not only sends Nigeria into the semifinals of the U-20 AFCON but also confirms their place in the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Veteran Italian manager Carlo Ancelotti has been officially appointed as the new head coach of Brazil’s national football team, according to reports by sports journalist David Ornstein. The 65-year-old will take over the role on May 26, immediately after overseeing his final match with Real Madrid against Real Sociedad in La Liga.
Ancelotti’s appointment marks a historic moment as he becomes the first foreigner to manage Brazil’s senior men’s team. Ornstein confirmed that all agreements have been finalized and contracts signed, with the transition negotiated amicably between Ancelotti, Real Madrid, and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The deal was led by Diego Fernandes on behalf of the CBF.
One of the most decorated coaches in football history, Ancelotti will be tasked with leading Brazil through their 2026 World Cup qualification campaign, aiming for a record-extending sixth World Cup title when the tournament kicks off in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
The Athletic previously reported that Ancelotti had agreed to take charge through the 2026 World Cup. He will succeed Dorival Júnior, who was dismissed in March after 14 months at the helm.
Ancelotti’s debut on the Brazil touchline is expected on June 6, in a World Cup qualifier against Ecuador.
Since returning to Real Madrid in 2021, Ancelotti has added two La Liga titles and a Champions League trophy to his illustrious resume, which includes eight major European finals. However, recent performances by Madrid have been underwhelming, including a Champions League quarter-final exit to Arsenal, a Copa del Rey final loss to Barcelona, and trailing Hansi Flick’s side by seven points in La Liga with three games to go.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele was named the Ligue 1 player of the year on Sunday, after leading the club to a 13th French title and the Champions League final.
Dembele is the top scorer in Ligue 1 this season with 21 goals and has struck 33 times in 46 matches across all competitions, including eight goals in Europe.
He succeeds Kylian Mbappe who won the prize five times in a row before departing for Real Madrid at the end of last season.
Luis Enrique earned coach of the year honours at the UNFP (French players’ union) Trophies gala, while Desire Doue took home the prize for the best young player in Ligue 1.
Lille’s Lucas Chevalier denied PSG a clean sweep of the accolades as he beat Gianluigi Donnarumma to the best goalkeeper award.
PSG are on course for a treble after easing to an 11th Ligue 1 title in 13 years. They will play Inter Milan in the Champions League final on May 31, a week after facing Reims in the French Cup showpiece.
AFP
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