Usain Bolt has already made his feelings clear on Noah Lyles as old footage emerges

Usain Bolt has already made his feelings clear on Noah Lyles, who won the men's 100m final at the 2024 Olympics.

Lyles beat Kishane Thompson by the finest of margins in Sunday's dramatic men's 100m final at the Paris Games.

The US star took gold ahead of his Jamaican rival by just five-thousandths of a second as both sprinters finished with a time of 9.79 seconds at the Stade de France.

Speaking after the race, Lyles revealed he thought Thompson had beaten him in their photo finish.

"I knew that when the time came, for me to be able to say, 'this is the final, this is where I need to put it together' I was going to do it," he said.

"I did think [Thompson] had it at the end. I went up to him after, while we were waiting, and I even said, 'I think you've got that, good going', and then my name popped up and I'm like 'Oh my gosh, I'm amazing'."

He added: "I'm going to be honest, I wasn't ready to see it [his name] and that's the first time I've ever said that. I wasn't ready to see it.

"He was quite a few lanes down, he was in four, I was in seven, so it was hard for me to picture where we were."

Noah Lyles celebrates on the podium. Image: Getty

Lyles is the first American 100m champion since Athens 2004 when Justin Gatlin secured gold.

Bolt dominated the race when he burst onto the scene, claiming gold in London 2008, Beijing 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016.

And the Jamaican sprint legend bumped into Lyles at last year's Racers Grand Prix.

The 37-year-old, who won an impressive eight gold medals during his legendary career, shared a warm exchange with the 27-year-old, urging him to continue his showmanship.

"So proud. Good to see you bro. Great job," Bolt told Lyles.

He added: "Let me say something... keep that same attitude brother. The sport needs that sh*t. We need a personality."