Everyone Liked BBC’s Coverage Of Men's 100m Final (image-Instagram/teamusa)
Hands down the tightest finals ever, the men’s 100m final at the Paris Olympics witnessed a race where everyone set a record and won. With just 12 hundredths separating the first from seventh, the USA’s Noah Lyles clinched a gold medal and the title of the fastest man on the planet.
The winning time, 9.79 seconds, is the fastest of his life. Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson also recorded 9.79 seconds, but Lyles clinched victory after he leaned forward to cross the line five-thousands of a second faster than the Jamaican athlete. Fred Kerley bagged a bronze with 9.81 seconds.
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Republic of South Africa’s Akani Simbine came in fourth with 9.82 seconds, followed by Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs with 9.85 and Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo with 9.86. US athlete Kenneth Bednarrek recorded 9.86 seconds, while Jamaica’s Oblique Seville finished last with 9.91 seconds. The impressive race marked a world record for players in the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth positions.
From one to eight, the race was quick and intense. Lyles himself believed that Thompson had won the race, he said before the final results were posted.
The BBC coverage with excellent graphics and breakdown showed how Thompson led the race with 40.6 km/h, followed closely by Kerley, while Lyles remained in eighth position around 30 m. But by the 60-meter mark, Lyles had picked up to third position while the other two maintained their speed and ranking.
Around 90 m, Lyles pushed through and gained a lead over Thompson, winning the gold medal at the Olympics.
Several netizens praised the BBC for its excellent coverage of the nail-biting race. Sharing the video of the coverage, Joe Pompliano said, “BBC’s coverage of the 100-meter final was fantastic.”
BBC’s coverage of the 100 meter final was fantasticpic.twitter.com/sm0cIhKu0h
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) August 4, 2024
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“Absolutely. Technology has made coverages like this even more enjoyable,” agreed one X user, while another said, “whoever is in charge of that should be swept up by a big tech analytics department. That is (fire emoji).”
“Incredible times. The fastest 100m we have ever witnessed when it comes to performances!” remarked BBC commentator Colin Jackson.
Notably, Usain Bolt had recorded 9.69 and 9.64 in the first two of his three Olympic finals.
