A thrilling men's 100m concluded another whirlwind day of action at Paris 2024 as numerous events went down to the wire.
It was a quieter day for Team GB. Tommy Fleetwood settled for silver in the men's individual golf, as did Amber Rutter in a controversial skeet shooting final.
Charlotte Fry and Harry Hepworth took home bronzes in the individual dressage and men's vault respectively.
Here are four other talking points from day nine.
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Lyles edges blistering 100m
Noah Lyles cemented his place in the record books by winning the men's 100m title in one of the closest races in Olympic history.
The 27-year-old was five-thousandths of a second ahead of silver medallist Kishane Thompson, with seven of the eight runners finishing under 9.90 seconds (eighth-placed Oblique Seville had a time of 9.91s).
Lyles was slower out the blocks than most but powered his way into contention towards the final 30m, sneaking his second Olympic medal (after a 200m bronze three years ago) by a hair's breadth.
He becomes the sixteenth American to win the men's event and first since Justin Gatlin topped the podium in 2004.
The Floridian adds his Olympic gold to his World Championship equivalent from last year. He is aiming to take home a similar title in the 200m and 4x100m relay.
"I had to take every round as it was. I was a little upset after the first round so I came with the aggression and after I ran that 83 and I was done with the aggression," he told the BBC. "My sports therapist told me you need to let go, you're holding on. Let go and release it.
"I hope you guys like Noah because I got a lot more coming!"
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Refugee Olympic Team secure first ever medal
Boxer Cindy Ngamba guaranteed a first Olympic medal for the Refugee Olympic Team after reaching the semi final of the women's 75kg.
Having beaten France's Davina Michel - a silver medallist at last year's European Championships - by a unanimous decision, the 25-year-old is assured of at least a bronze as Olympic boxing does not have a third place match.
Formed in 2016, the EOR allows competitors who have fled their country of origin to compete. Ngamba relocated from Cameroon to the United Kingdom aged eleven and has yet to be granted British citizenship (despite Team GB writing to the Home Office to do so in order to add her to their boxing squad).
Based in Bolton, she started boxing at fifteen, with the sport helping her adapt during difficult school years — and having come out as gay three years later, there is a very real danger of a prison sentence in her native nation, where homosexuality is illegal.
"Because people think I just came to the country just to take, take, take," she told The Guardian before the Games. "But you get older, and you educate yourself a bit about what some people have gone through to become refugees, fleeing war and murder.
"There are so many of them out there, all around the world. I’m just one of a billion, you know? I’m just one of the few that got given the opportunity, some never are ... and I want to make sure that I make the most of it."
Ngamba will face Panama's Atheyna Bylon for a shot at gold on Thursday.
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South Korea complete archery clean sweep
In the tightest of contested finals, Kim Woo-jin won the men's individual archery to give South Korea complete domination over the archery events in Paris.
Taking on the USA's Brady Ellison, the pair were level after five sets, leading to a nail biting shoot off - Kim hit a 10 while Ellison was only three millimetres short on a 9.
"I've been through countless numbers of matches and this was the most nerve-wracking competition of all," Kim said. "If Messi and Ronaldo are the best in soccer, then maybe we [himself and Ellison] are the duo in archery."
South Korea has now taken gold in the women's individual, women's team, men's team and mixed team archery, with Kim also being part of the latter two victories, making it three in total for him this summer.
Having been victorious in team events at Rio and Tokyo, the 32-year-old is now the most successful archer in the history of the Games, as well as his country's most decorated athlete.
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Underdog Faulkner claims stunning cycling gold
Despite not even being selected for the initial US cycling squad, Kristen Faulkner won a well-fought women's road race, becoming the first American to top the podium in the event since 1984.
With Taylor Knibb dropping out of the road race to focus on her time trial and triathlon hopes, Faulkner was called up to take the spot.
A victory in the United States National Road Race Championships gave her some pedigree coming into Paris, but was viewed as a dark horse for a bronze at most beforehand.
Heading into the final five kilometres, there was a four way battle between Marianne Vos, Lotte Kopecky, Blanka Vas and Faulkner, who, as it neared the final 2k, launched a powerful sprint forth to surge clear of her European rivals. She would eventually finish just shy of a whole second ahead of silver medallist Vos.
The 31-year-old only began cycling competitively in 2017 while working as an investment associate.
Faulkner is also part of Team USA's track cycling squad, with that event beginning on Monday.
