Following this, the sprinters were subjected to an unknown amount of time behind the blocks, where they were subjected to increasing levels of strain and stress.
There was never a clear winner in the race, but Lyle’s comeback from a sluggish start to claim the gold medal is one of the most inspiring tales to come out of the Olympics this year.
He bolsters his already impressive bronze medal haul at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he finished in the 200-meter race—a race he later felt he had underperformed in.
Going into the Olympics this summer as the greatest in the world, the 27-year-old has been encouraging people to watch his performances in the hopes of proving his naysayers wrong.
Runner Akani Simbine of South Africa finished fourth in the final, just missing out on a podium finish with a national record of 9.82.
