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Olympics Fans in Awe of Stunning Photo Finish in Men's 100m Final

USA's Noah Lyles defeated Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by just five-thousandths of a second.
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The end of the men's 100m final, won by American sprinter Noah Lyles, at the Stade de France in Paris at the 2024 Olympics on Sunday, August 4
The end of the men's 100m final, won by American sprinter Noah Lyles, at the Stade de France in Paris at the 2024 Olympics on Sunday, August 4 | Screengrab Twitter @ComplexSports

The final of the men's 100m at the 2024 Paris Olympics featured a photo finish for the ages. American sprinter Noah Lyles, who had already created one memorable photograph with his stare down of Jamaica's Oblique Seville in the semifinal at the Stade de France earlier Sunday, was part of another as he narrowly defeated Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by five-thousandths of a second to win gold.

So close was the finish that neither Lyles nor Thompson was immediately sure of the result. As photos of the finish surfaced on social media, Olympics fans could not believe just how close the race was.

A finish so amazing that it's worth looking at a couple of more angles of it.

And here's the official photo finish image from the International Olympic Committee, courtesy of Sports Illustrated's Dan Gartland.

It's no wonder the race was this close, as all eight men ran the 100m in under 10 seconds for the first time in history.

Truly an unforgettable moment.

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated, primarily covering MLB, college football and college basketball. Before joining SI in November 2023, Capurso worked at RotoBaller and ClutchPoints and is a graduate of Assumption University. When he's not working, he can be found at the gym, reading a book or enjoying a good hike. A resident of New York, Capurso openly wonders if the Giants will ever be a winning football team again.

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