Noah Lyles edges out Jamaican Kishane Thompson to win men’s 100 metres title

GOLED: USA’s Noah Lyles celebrates winning the men’s 100m final at the Stade de France. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA

World sprint champion Noah Lyles stormed to Olympic gold with a margin of just five thousandths of a second at the Stade de France.

The American crossed the line in  9.79 seconds, the same time that appeared on the board for Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson.