Noah Lyles crowns the Olympic champion over 100 meters in Saint-Denis

Noah Lyles crowns the Olympic champion over 100 meters in Saint-Denis

Saint-Denis, France-the sprint over 100 meters once again caused excitement when Noah Lyles became Olympic champion with a magnificent time of 9.79 seconds. This victory is not only important for the 27-year-old American, but also represents a milestone in the history of American sport.

The importance of victory for the USA

After two decades, the United States can look at an Olympic champion in the 100-meter sprint again. Justin Gatlin last won the gold medal in Athens in 2004. Lyles ’triumph, in front of around 70,000 enthusiastic fans in the Stade de France, underlines the return of the Americans to the top of the sprint world.

The competition and their services

silver went to the Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson, who finished in a gripping decision at the same time as Lyles. Bronze won Fred Kerley from the USA in 9.81 seconds, a sprinter with an impressive career that already won silver in Tokyo in 2021. Marcell Jacobs from Italy, the Tokyo Olympic champion, had to be satisfied with fifth place after he finished 9.85 seconds.

Joshua Hartmann and the pressure on the big stage

Unfortunately, the semi -finals were not as hoped for the German sprinter Joshua Hartmann. The 25-year-old could not qualify for the final and took seventh place in his run with a time of 10.16 seconds. Hartmann commented on the pressure he felt after the race and explained that he would like to let the "show makers" who run faster.

outlook for further competitions

However,

for Hartmann there are still important competitions because he will compete over 200 meters where he is a German record holder. The preliminaries are already scheduled on Monday morning. Owen also looked at, who has remained the first German sprinter under ten seconds, will compete in the relay, but did not show the necessary performance in the 100-meter competition to collect the semi-finals.

German athletes in the high jump and hammer throw

in the high jump Christina Honsel was able to take sixth place with 1.95 meters, while the world record player Jaroslawa won Mahutschich from Ukraine with 2.00 meters of gold. In the hammer throw, Merlin Hummel also missed a medal with his tenth place and a width of 76.03 meters, where the world champion Ethan Katzberg impressed with 84.12 meters.

Although the German athletes went away empty -handed in medal allocation, the event shows the high level of performance and the great pressure that is on the athletes. The Olympic Games not only serve as a platform for individual services, but also as a possibility to observe the upcoming talents and their journey into a sporting future.