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Paul Myers

Lyles edges Thompson in a photo finish to take men's Olympic 100m title

Noah Lyles from the United States claimed his first Olympic 100m title ahead of Kishane Thompson from Jamaica. REUTERS - Gonzalo Fuentes

Noah Lyles won the men's 100m Olympic title on Sunday night. The 27-year-old American beat Kishane Thompson from Jamaica by five-thousandths of a second. Fred Kerley from the United States was third.

The sprinters were left looking up at the official scoreboard after the dash for around 15 seconds as judges tried to decrypt the mass of bodies on the finishing line.

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