Of the final. The american has added Olympic Gold to his World Title but he only won by five thousands of a second in a race that had a Blanket Finish in the stade de france. After failing to come first in either his heat or the semi final, lyles was last after 30 metres but chased down Jamaicas Kishane Thompson to beat him right on the line. That was the first time he had been ahead in any of his three races in paris. While all eight runners finished within point 1 2 of lyles winning time of 9. 79 a personal best for him and a first Olympic Gold. Another american Fred Kerley claimed the bronze. Everybody in the field, to be honest, came out knowing that they could win this race. And, you know, thats the mindset that we have to have. You know, Iron Sharpens iron of course. And when i saw my name, i was like, i didnt do this against a slow crowd or a field. I did this against The Best Of the best on the biggest stage, with the biggest pressure. And seeing that name, i was like, oh my go
Of the final. The american has added Olympic Gold to his World Title but he only won by five thousands of a second in a race that had a Blanket Finish in the stade de france. After failing to come first in either his heat or the semi final, lyles was last after 30 metres but chased down Jamaicas Kishane Thompson to beat him right on the line. That was the first time he had been ahead in any of his three races in paris. While all eight runners finished within point 1 2 of lyles winning time of 9. 79 a personal best for him and a first Olympic Gold. Another american Fred Kerley claimed the bronze. Everybody in the field, to be honest, came out knowing that they could win this race. And, you know, thats the mindset that we have to have. You know, Iron Sharpens iron of course. And when i saw my name, i was like, i didnt do this against a slow crowd or a field. I did this against The Best Of the best on the biggest stage, with the biggest pressure. And seeing that name, i was like, oh my go
The american has added Olympic Gold to his world title, but he only won by five thousands of a second in a race that had a Blanket Finish in the stade de france. Afterfailing to come first in either his heat or the semi final, lyles was last after 30 metres but chased down Jamaicas Kishane Thompson to beat him right on the line. That was the first time he had been ahead in any of his three races In Paris, while all 8 runners finished within point 1 2 of lyles winning time of 9. 79, a personal best for him and a first Olympic Gold. Another american Fred Kerley claimed the bronze. Everybody in the field, to be honest, came out knowing that they could win this race. And, you know, thats the mindset that we have to have. You know, Iron Sharpens iron of course. And when i saw my name, i was like, i didnt do this against a slow crowd or a field. I did this against The Best Of the best on the biggest stage, with the biggest pressure. Gosh, there it is. And i wasnt even entered in the 100 in 2
Now on bbc news, its sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday this Sunday Night with Me Chetan Pathak with the latest from the olympics and elsewhere. Coming up on the programme. Who will be the mens 100 metres 0lympic Champion . Well have the latest from paris with the final a little over an hour away. Oh, so close but having to settle for silver. Britains Tommy Fleetwood just misses out on being 0lympic Champion. And its the same story for Amber Rutter in the shooting after a dramatic and controversial ending to the Womens Skeet. Also coming up on sportsday before eight. Golden moment pure emotion from novak djokovic. After winning every other major title he is finally an olympic champion. So many emotions. I want to cry, laugh, jump, scream all at once. It is the best feeling i have ever had. And away from the games celtic make a winning start to the Scottish Premiership season. Lets start with one of the blue riband events of the olympics. Not long now until the mens 100 metres fi
Hello and welcome to the programme, im luxmy gopal. We start with our Breaking News from the uk where there have been more violent far right protests in england. This is the scene in rotherham in the last half hour the british Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer has made a staement from Downing Street about the Violence which he called far right thuggery. Protests on Counter Protests taking place. Protests on Counter Protests taking lace. ,. , , place. Counter protesters left the area but protesting place. Counter protesters left the area but protesting and place. Counter protesters left the area but protesting and unrest i area but protesting and unrest continued with some groups of protesters causing Violence And Damage with throwing things at Police Officers and throwing things into the hotel. They had been surrounding a Holiday Inn express hotel in Rotherham And chanting, get them out, and it is believed the hotel where Housing Asylum seekers. There were people still within the hotel