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Photo adds controversy to Noah Lyles’ wild men’s 100m finish at Olympics
By Jenna Lemoncelli,
9 hours ago
The photo finish of the men’s 100-meter final at the Paris Olympics is making waves across social media.
After Team USA sprinter Noah Lyles secured gold in Sunday’s event , winning by just five thousandths of a second, there was uproar online as others stepped over the finish line before him.
Slow-motion video footage and aerial photos show Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson’s white track shoe cross the finish line, followed by U.S. sprinter FredKerley, who wore bright orange shoes.
But Lyles’ decision to lean forward at the end of the race, propelling his chest over the finish line, was the difference in the extremely close call on the purple track at the Stade de France.
Lyles said he was “shocked” after he looked up at the scoreboard and discovered he won the race.
“I thought I got out-leaned, truly. And me and Kishane were right next to each other, and I was like, ‘I’m gonna have to swallow my pride on this one. I’m gonna be honest, I think you had that one,'” Lyles said.
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