James Harrison, Abuja
Noel Lyles of the United States has won the 100 meter gold in Parish Olympics.
Lyles ran a race of 9.784 seconds to beat Kishane Thompson of Jamaica who ran a time of 9.789 seconds to clinch the Silver.
The bronze went to U.S.’s Fred Kerley who ran 9.81 seconds to emerge third.
The former US world champion defeated the hard fighting Simbine to win the bronze
The race between Lyles and Thompson was so close that the two sprinters could not celebrate until a decision was made by the committee.
After the race, an excited Lyles whose mother and family members witnessed the tension packed race, said he wanted to be the winner of a Keely contested race.
‘It’s the one I wanted. It’s the hard battle, it’s the amazing opponents.
“Everybody’s healthy, everybody came prepared for the fight and I wanted to prove that I’m the man amongst all of them. I’m the wolf amongst wolves.” He said
Those who ran the in the final of the 100 meter race are:?
- Noah Lyles, United States (9.784 secs) (PB)
- Kishane Thompson, Jamaica (9.789 secs)
- Fred Kerley, United States (9.81 secs) (SB)
- Akani Simbine, South Africa (9.82 secs) (NR)
- Marcell Jacobs, Italy (9.85 secs) (SB)
- Letsile Tebogo, Botswana (9.86 secs) (NR)
- Kenneth Bednarek, United States (9.88 secs)
- Oblique Seville, Jamaica (9.91 secs)
