Noah Lyles’ recent victory in the men's 100m race at the Tokyo Olympics has broken a longstanding Olympic gold medal drought for the United States in this event. The last American to claim Olympic gold in the world’s fastest race was Justin Gatlin back in 2004 at the Athens Games.
Following Gatlin's win, the next three Olympics saw the dominance of sprinting legend Usain Bolt, who secured gold medals in the 100m race. However, in the recent Tokyo Olympics, it was Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs who emerged victorious, breaking the streak of American and Jamaican wins in this event.
