"The World's Fastest Man and his coach"- Noah Lyles shares heartwarming moment after winning the gold medal in 100m at the Paris Olympics

By Adityan Pillai

Modified Aug 05, 2024 08:10 GMT

Noah Lyles shared a heartwarming video of him celebrating his incredible win in the men's 100m final at the Paris Olympics with his coach Lance Brauman. The American athlete ran up to his coach and hugged him in excitement after winning the first Olympic gold medal of his career.

Lyles competed in the men's 100m final at the Paris Olympics against a very competitive line-up that included Kishane Thompson, Fred Kerley, and Oblique Seville among others for the prestigious crown. The American athlete had a slow start but managed to pull through in the final moments of the race.

On the other hand, Thompson began the race with a blistering start and had the lead until the last 5 meters of the race as Lyles caught up with him, winning the race in a photo finish and a gap of 0.005s. Lyles clocked 9.784s to win the title and Thompson took the silver medal with a time of 9.789s. The close photo finish made the 100m one of the most thrilling races ever in this event.

Lyles took to Instagram later to share a heartwarming moment with his coach after his remarkable victory:

"Oh, man! Are we serious?! Man! Gosh, that was hard!" he can be heard saying as he hugs his coach.

"The world[sic] Fastest Man and his coach #olympics #olympicchampion," read the caption of his post.

Lyles has been training under the tutelage of Lance Brauman for the Paris Olympics as a part of the Adidas track and field team.

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Noah Lyles' coach on his performance at Paris Olympics

Noah Lyles seen here on the athletics track during the Olympic Games Paris 2024 | Getty

Noah Lyles' coach spoke about his performance in the men's 100m finals at the Paris Olympics to USA Today. Brauman revealed the intricacies of his performance and said that Lyles lived up to his expectations:

"I said 'Hey, a showman shows up when the show's on,' and that's what he did. I thought he was going to run a (personal best). I have for the past three weeks. It was just a matter of 'was he going to run a big enough PB to win the race?' And he did," he said.

After winning the 100m title, Lyles will continue his quest for further Olympic glory, in the men's 200m. He is scheduled to compete in round 1 of the men's 200m at the Paris Olympics on August 5, 2024, at 1:55 pm ET.