The sprinters wait three minutes for the result
The Olympic Games are experiencing their next thousandth drama. Who would have thought that it couldn't get any closer than the men's 100-meter final won by Noah Lyles, was mistaken. Over 110 meters, the runners will be kept in suspense forever.
Can it get any closer than Noah Lyles' Olympic 100-meter triumph? Yes, and how! The next thousandth thriller in the 110-meter hurdles took place in the Stade de France. In the heat with German sprinter Manuel Mordi, it took a full three minutes to evaluate all the results - in the end, three athletes were only 0.003 seconds apart. In the sprint with Lyles, the protagonists had to wait a mere 28 seconds for the decision to be displayed.
Lyles' Olympic victory over 100 meters was decided by five thousandths of a second between gold and silver. In the end, the American world champion triumphed in the closest track and field decision in Olympic history, ahead of Jamaican Kishane Thompson (both 9.79 seconds). In swimming over 400-meter individual medley in 1972 in Munich, there was a competition that was even closer. The Swede Gunnar Larsson was then two thousandths of a second faster than the American Tim McKee. A year later, the thousandth of a second was abolished in swimming.
On Tuesday morning, the 65,500 spectators erupted in cheers as the Frenchman Raphael Mohamed (13.536 seconds) was shown on the scoreboard as one of the two semi-finalists alongside winner Rafael Pereira from Brazil (13.538). The Algerian Amine Bouanani (13.539) was just one thousandth away from advancing. DLV starter Mordi also trembled but failed to qualify, finishing fourth in 13.55 seconds.
The Olympic Games 2024 in Paris are eagerly anticipated, with spectators and athletes alike looking forward to potential record-breaking moments. Despite Noah Lyles's narrow victory in the 100-meter final at the previous Games, experts are predicting even tighter races in Paris.
In the Olympic Games 2024, the 110-meter hurdles finals might very well set new standards for closest finishes in track and field history, promising another nail-biting climax to the Olympic Games.
