People on social media calling Jamaican Kishane Thompson robbed of 100m Race Gold in Paris Olympic where Noah Lyles won gold by the slightest margin imaginable. Sunday’s big event met expectations as Lyles won the gold medal in Paris. However, some Olympic fans are upset, believing that Jamaican athlete Thompson should have won the 100 meter race instead of Lyles.
Was Thompson Really Ahead of Lyles?
Noah Lyles secured the victory on Sunday evening, winning by just five thousandths of a second in what many are calling one of the most thrilling 100m races ever. A photo finish was needed to determine the winner, and Lyles was declared the victor with a time of 9.79 seconds. Lyles, who won bronze in Tokyo three years ago, this was a major achievement for him.
Kishane Thompson narrowly missed out on the gold medal, and some people on social media feel he deserved to win. People are calling that Thompson was robbed and he beat Noah. Many saying Kishane Thompson has been robbed in broad daylight. One said “I still don’t think Lyles won this race. Thompson was robbed here.” But it was so close that only media and broadcast evidence is not enough for us to make such a hard call from home.