American Noah Lyles became the fastest man in the world on Sunday and celebrated his gold medal with girlfriend Jenelle Bromfield in an affectionate moment photographed on sprinting’s biggest stage.
The photo shows Lyles and Bromfield, the Jamaican Olympian who will be paired with Lyles in 2022, embracing each other after Lyles beat Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by 0.005 seconds to win gold in the 100m at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
Lyles won the gold medal in a time of 9.79 seconds and needed a final photo finish victory to claim the title of the fastest man in the world.
Lyles and Bromfield, both 27, were surrounded by a sea of spectators and the track and field stars seemed lost in the moment.
Bromfield, 26, posted a congratulatory photo to Instagram of Lyles embracing her after winning the gold medal.
The post was captioned, “My alter ego is alive!!”
She also shared several videos on her Story of her and Lyles embracing each other after the race.
Their unique love story began long before 2022, as they first dated in 2017 after meeting through social media. People reported.
Although their first date wasn’t the best, the pair remained friends until they fell in love again five years later.
“We’re going to grow old together, and that will continue forever,” Lyles said. “Fast Lane Lifestyle” Podcast.
The two are now inseparable and even trained together for this year’s Summer Olympics in Paris.
“My girlfriend [a] “We’re on the same team, so we train together and play on pretty much the same days,” Lyles told Us Weekly in July. “We have the mental space to keep each other informed and give each other constant feedback.”
