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NBC's Leigh Diffey admits fault after erroneously calling Kishane Thompson as 100-meter winner over Noah Lyles

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As Noah Lyles crossed the finish line for the most important win of his career at the Paris Olympics, his home country was hearing a different story.

NBC's Leigh Diffey unintentionally added to the chaos of Sunday's 100-meter dash when he proclaimed Jamaica's Kishane Thompson had won and not Lyles, who had surged from last place to force a photo finish.