Noah Lyles finished behind Jamaica’s Oblique Seville in the semifinal of the Olympic 100 meters Sunday but still advanced for a rematch in the gold-medal race later in the evening. Seville is now 2-0 this season against Lyles after finishing in 9.81 seconds, good for a .02-second margin over the American champion.
Noah Lyles , of the United States, reacts ahead of his men’s 100-meters semifinal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Oblique Seville , of Jamaica , Louie Hinchliffe, of Britain, and Noah Lyles , of the United States, crosses the finish line in a men’s 100 meters semifinal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.
Seville got off to a stronger start than Lyles, and the American made up ground over the last 40 meters but couldn’t completely close the gap. Lyles also lost his opening-round heat — to Britain’s Louie Hinchliffe on Saturday. Hinchliffe finished third in the semifinal and did not advance.
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