5 Aug 2024

Noah Lyles earns USA first 100m men's gold in 20 years

From Checkpoint, 5:25 pm on 5 August 2024

Newly minted Olympic sprint champion Noah Lyles is demanding a sneaker range to celebrate his success, while tennis champion Novak Djokovic rates his gold medal success above all his 24 grand slam titles. In one of the most competitve sprint finals of all time - Lyles earnt the U=S it's first 100m men's gold in 20 years. There was a blanket finish, with the Stade de France stadium scoreboard initially flashing a photo finish for the first seven athletes. And after five attempts Serbia's Novak Djokovic has finally won gold. With more on that and the New Zealanders action tonight - here's sports editor Stephen Hewson.