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2024 Paris Olympics Day 9 recap: Noah Lyles' photo finish win, U.S. swimming tops Australia for medal supremacy

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On the track, the men's 100-meter race lived up to every bit of its hype with a thrilling finish. In the pool, the U.S. women's swim team won the 4x100m medley relay and Bobby Finke won the 1,500m freestyle to beat out Australia for the most swimming gold medals. And both Novak Djokovic and Scottie Scheffler won their first Olympic gold medals.

Here are the top five stories of the day:

Noah Lyles wins gold in men’s 100 meters

With a final result that could not have been closer, USA’s Noah Lyles narrowly finished ahead of Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson to win the men’s 100-meter race.