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Paris 2024: Lyles wins Olympic 100m gold in closest finish in modern history

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US' Noah Lyles (C) crosses the finish line ahead of Botswana's Letsile Tebogo (2nd L), Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs (L), Jamaica's Oblique Seville (unseen), South Africa's Akani Simbine (2nd R) and Jamaica's Kishane Thompson (R) in the men's 100m final. [AFP]

World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79sec to claim gold in a dramatic men's Olympic 100m final in Paris on Sunday.

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