Current:Home > FinanceNBC broadcaster Leigh Diffey jumps the gun, incorrectly calls Jamaican sprinter the 100 winner -StockHorizon
NBC broadcaster Leigh Diffey jumps the gun, incorrectly calls Jamaican sprinter the 100 winner
View
Date:2025-04-19 08:35:35
If you thought Noah Lyles missed out on the gold medal in the 100-meter dash, you weren't the only one. Just be thankful you don't have a microphone in front of your mouth.
NBC broadcaster Leigh Diffey was into the moment like the rest of the audience taking in the 100, but he seemed a bit more decisive with his call than what the eye told. As the sprinters crossed the line, the cameras panned to Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson and Diffey declared Thompson the winner, not Lyles.
"Jamaica's gonna do it, Kishane Thompson is a gold medalist, on debut," Diffey declared, before going silent.
The competitors were all huddled waiting for photo evidence of the finish. When the photo did come in, it was Lyles who was the winner of the race, by just thousandths of a second over Thompson.
Lyles' victory secures the U.S.'s first gold medal in the 100 meters in 20 years, and solidifies his standing as the fastest man in the world.
2024 Olympic medals: Who is leading the medal count? Follow along as we track the medals for every sport.
No harm, no foul. But someone get @OldTakesExposed on the line.
veryGood! (6)
Related
- North Carolina justices rule for restaurants in COVID
- Oilers try to clinch Stanley Cup Final berth vs. Stars in Game 6: How to watch
- 'This team takes the cake': Behind Aaron Judge, New York Yankees having monster 2024 start
- BIT TREASURE: Bitcoin mining, what exactly are we digging for? Comprehensively analyze the mining process and its impact
- The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees
- ‘Garfield,’ ‘Furiosa’ repeat atop box office charts as slow summer grinds on
- Atlanta water main break causes major disruptions, closures
- Climber who died near the top of Denali, North America's tallest mountain identified
- Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
- Shaun White Channels Vampire Diaries to Cheer Up Injured Nina Dobrev
Ranking
- Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge
- Ex-NJ officer sentenced to 27 years in shooting death of driver, wounding of passenger in 2019 chase
- It’s been 25 years since Napster launched and changed the music industry forever
- Stanford reaches Women's College World Series semifinals, eliminates Pac-12 rival UCLA
- Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
- WNBA upgrades foul on Caitlin Clark by Chennedy Carter, fines Angel Reese for no postgame interview
- New Lifetime documentary claims Nicole Brown Simpson's mom asked O.J. 'Did you do this?'
- Residents in Atlanta, Georgia left without water following water main breaks: What to know
Recommendation
Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to state’s abortion law over medical exceptions
American veterans depart to be feted in France as part of 80th anniversary of D-Day
South Korea says North Korea is sending even more balloons carrying garbage across border
Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
Chad Daybell sentenced to death for murdering first wife, stepchildren in 'doomsday' case
The muted frenzy in the courtroom when Donald Trump was convicted of felonies in New York
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Mixed Drink