Photos: Noah Lyles becomes ‘World’s Fastest Man’ after photo-finish win in the 100m final
Yahoo News Photo Staff
Noah Lyles, of the United States, celebrates after winning gold at the men's 100-meter final in France on Sunday. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters) (REUTERS)
The final week of the 2024 Paris Olympics is underway. The second weekend of the Games highlighted the swimming portion coming to a close and the track and field events kicking off.
Thanks to a handful of first-place finishes, the United States was able to capture the most gold (eight) and overall (28) medals in swimming. On top of U.S. swimmers taking home gold, gymnast Simone Biles added to her trophy collection by winning gold in the individual vault finals, with her American teammate Jade Carey placing third. Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade also made her presence felt by winning her second silver medal — setting the stage for her gold medal finish in the women’s floor final Monday morning.
As a majority of the swimming and gymnastics finals wrapped up, Sunday offered an electric opening to a new class of events, especially with the men’s 100m final. American Noah Lyles took home the gold after winning a photo-finish race and beating out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by five-thousandths of a second.
Lyles’s first-place finish successfully defended his title as the “world’s fastest man,” a distinction he earned at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. According to Omega, the official timekeeper of the Olympics, Lyles reached a top speed of 27.09 miles per hour, which helped him overcome a poor start to capture the medal.
Lyles will start his journey toward a second gold medal in the men’s 200 meter, which is considered his best event, with a qualifying race on Monday. The 200-meter final is on Wednesday.
As of Monday morning, the United States holds a heavy lead in overall medals, with 75, with the People’s Republic of China in second place, with 52, and host country France rounding out the top three, with 44.
China's He Bingjiao plays against her compatriot Chen Yufei during their women's singles badminton quarterfinal match at the Summer Olympics on Saturday in Paris. (Hamad I Mohammed/Pool via AP) (AP)
Simone Biles celebrates after winning the gold medal during the women's gymnastics finals at the Summer Olympics in Paris on Saturday. (Francisco Seco/AP) (AP)
Julien Alfred, of Saint Lucia, celebrates after winning the women's 100-meter final at the Summer Olympics in France on Saturday. (David J. Phillip/AP) (AP)
Players reach for the ball during Serbia vs. Spain basketball game in France on Saturday. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Patrik Kittel of Sweden, riding Touchdown, reacts after competing in the dressage individual Grand Prix freestyle in Versailles, France, on Saturday. (Zohra Bensemra/Reuters) (REUTERS)
From left: Bridget Carleton and Nirra Fields, of Canada, and Amy Okonkwo and Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah, of Nigeria, go for a rebound in a basketball match between Canada and Nigeria at the Olympic Games in France on Sunday. (Bryan Snyder/Pool via AFP via Getty Images) (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Kristen Faulkner, of the U.S., celebrates her victory after winning the women's cycling road race at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) (AFP via Getty Images)
Athletes land in the water jump in a women's 3000m steeplechase heat at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. (Paul Kitagaki/ZUMA Press Wire) (ZUMAPRESS.com)
Anaïs Bourgoin, left, and Rénelle Lamote, of France, react after competing in the women's 800m semifinal at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. (Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images) (AFP via Getty Images)
China's Chen Yuxi competes in the women's 10m platform diving preliminary during the Paris Olympics on Sunday. (Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images) (AFP via Getty Images)
Lukas Sandell of Sweden competes against Adam Yuki Baig of Japan during the men's handball match on Sunday. (Eloisa Lopez/Reuters) (REUTERS)
An underwater view shows China's Quan Hongchan competing in the women's 10m platform diving preliminary during the Paris Olympics on Sunday. (Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images) (AFP via Getty Images)
China's Niu Chunge competes in the women's pole vault qualification event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. (Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images) (AFP via Getty Images)
Bottom row from left: winners of the decathlon — silver medalist Leo Neugebauer, of Germany, gold medalist Markus Rooth, of Norway, and bronze medalist Lindon Victor, of Grenada — lie on the track with fellow competitors at the Summer Olympics in France on Saturday. (David J. Phillip/AP) (AP)
Italy's Alice D'Amato competes in the women's balance beam final during the Paris Olympic Games on Monday. (Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images) (AFP via Getty Images)
Matthew Ebden and John Peers, of Australia, celebrate after winning the gold medal against Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, of the United States, after the men's doubles gold medal match on Saturday. (Edgar Su/Reuters) (REUTERS)
U.S. gold medalist Katie Ledecky celebrates with U.S. bronze medalist Paige Madden during the women's 800m freestyle victory ceremony on Saturday. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Maialen Chourraut of Spain and Viktoriia Us of Ukraine compete in the women's kayak cross round one on Saturday. (Yara Nardi/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Japan's Misaki Emura, right, reacts as she competes with France's Sara Balzer in the women's team saber bronze final match at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. (Vadim Ghirda/AP) (AP)
Serbia's Novak Djokovic eyes the ball as he plays against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz during the men's singles tennis final at the Summer Olympics on Sunday. (Manu Fernandez/AP) (AP)
Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece during the men's rings final on Sunday. (Amanda Perobelli/Reuters) (REUTERS)
Ana Cristina Menezes Oliveira de Souza of Brazil celebrates after the women's Brazil vs. Poland volleyball match on Sunday. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters) (REUTERS)
U.S. gold medalist Bobby Finke celebrates at the men's 1500m freestyle victory ceremony after winning the medal and establishing a world record on Sunday. (Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters) (REUTERS)
From left: Isabell Werth and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, of Germany, and Charlotte Fry, of Britain, take a selfie to celebrate their silver, gold and bronze medals at the dressage individual Grand Prix freestyle competition at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. (Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP) (AP)
From left: Ezinne Kalu, Promise Amukamara and Adebola Adeyeye, of Nigeria, celebrate after defeating Canada in a women's basketball game at the Summer Olympics on Sunday. (Mark J. Terrill/AP) (AP)
Italy's Agnese Cocchiere watches during a women's preliminary water polo match between Italy and Spain at the Summer Olympics on Sunday. (Luca Bruno/AP) (AP)
Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts after defeating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles tennis final during the Summer Olympics on Sunday. (Manu Fernandez/AP) (AP)
Britain's Amber Jo Rutter ejects empty cartridges from her gun as she competes in the skeet women's final at the Summer Olympics on Sunday. (Manish Swarup/AP) (AP)
Taiwan's Lee Yang, right, and Wang Chi-lin celebrate after defeating China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang during their men's doubles gold medal match at the Summer Olympics on Sunday. (Kin Cheung/AP) (AP)
Yaroslava Mahuchikh, of Ukraine, competes in the women's high jump final at the Summer Olympics on Sunday. (Matthias Schrader/AP) (AP)
Karsten Warholm, of Norway, competes in a men's 400-meter hurdles heat at the Summer Olympics on Sunday. (David J. Phillip/AP) (AP)
The Refugee Olympic Team's Cindy Ngamba hits France's Davina Michel in the women's 75 kg quarterfinal boxing match at the Summer Olympics on Sunday. (Ariana Cubillos/AP) (AP)
Noah Lyles, of the United States, screams at a television camera as he celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 100-meter final at the Summer Olympics on Sunday. (Ashley Landis/AP) (AP)
Switzerland's Julie Derron dives into the water at the start of the mixed relay triathlon at the Summer Olympics on Monday. (Vadim Ghirda/AP) (AP)
A man takes photos as the Olympic flame rises on a balloon from the courtyard of the Louvre during the Summer Olympics on Sunday. (Francisco Seco/AP) (AP)
