Noah Lyles won a thrilling photo finish in the men’s 100 at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He wasn’t so lucky in Paris on Sunday, June 28.
Lyles was edged by fellow American Trayvon Bromell at the Paris 2026 Diamond League. Running out of lane eight, Bromell stormed out of the blocks and was able to hold off a surging Lyles at the end. Bromell crossed the finish line with a season-best time of 9.91. The time was good enough to beat Lyles by one-hundredth of a second.
Lyles ran a 9.92 to place second. Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist in the 100, finished third, clocking in at 9.96.
🚨 TRAYVON BROMELL TAKES DOWN NOAH LYLES FROM LANE 8. 😳🔥
🇺🇸 Trayvon Bromell storms to victory in the men’s 100m, clocking 9.91 to edge fellow American 🇺🇸 Noah Lyles by just 0.01 seconds.
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Bromell peeked to the inside as he crossed the finish line in first place. His gesture apparently agitated Lyles a bit.
Following the race, Lyles posted a competitive warning to Bromell for the perceived taunt.
“Carefully there (Trayvon). The last person who did this to me didn’t even make the podium next time we met,” Lyles posted with a screen shot of the end of the race.
Carefully there Treyvon. The last person who did this to me didn’t even make the podium next time we met. pic.twitter.com/T56F6Wykj0
— Noah Lyles, OLY (@LylesNoah) June 28, 2026
Lyles referenced the 2024 Racers Grand Prix when Jamaica’s Oblique Seville stared him down as the Jamaican sprinter cruised to win the 100. Lyles, however, would get the last laugh that season when he won gold in the 100 at the Paris Olympics. and Seville finished a disappointing eighth.
Bromell’s win Sunday is a testament to how competitive the men’s 100 is currently. There hasn’t been a back-to-back world champion in the 100 since Usain Bolt (2013 and 2015). Seville was eighth at the Paris Olympics, but he won the 2025 world championship in the event.
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