Paris Olympics: Noah Lyles reveals words he whispered to Kishane Thompson after the men's 100m final

Newly crowned Olympic champion Noah Lyles has revealed what he told Kishane Thompson after they crossed the finish line in the men’s 100m final at the Paris Olympic Games.

The men’s 100m final race was very close with Lyles and Thompson clocking 9.79 with what set them apart being just microseconds. Fred Kerley came in distant third in 9.81.

After crossing the finish line, Lyles seemingly whispered something to Thompson as they awaited the names and times to pop up. The American sprint king disclosed that he thought it was Thompson who had carried the day.

He added that as they approached the finish line, he was prompted to lean forward, a move that saved the day for the 27-year-old.

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“After the race, we came up and we were waiting for the names to pop up and I’m going to be honest, I came over and I was like, ‘I think you got that one big dog’,” Lyles revealed in a post-race press conference.

“He (Kishane) was out there in lane four and I was on lane seven and I couldn’t really see what was going on over there so I decided to keep running like I was going to win it and something said I need to lean and I was like, ‘Imma lean’ because it was that type of race and it was crazy,” he added.

Meanwhile, Thompson added that the race was very close and he could not see Lyles as he was running. He disclosed that, however, having shaken off competition from his left and right opposition, Thompson was sure that something good was in the offing.

“It was really a close race you know because I couldn’t really see Noah based on the lanes that we were and I saw that I had cleared both athletes on my immediate left and right but I couldn’t see him,” he revealed.