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NBC Olympics announcer Leigh Diffey botches Noah Lyles gold medal call with wrong winner

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Noah Lyles beat Jamaica 's Kishane Thompson in the men's 100-meter dash finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics .

NBC announcer Leigh Diffey prematurely crowned Thompson the gold medalist.

Lyles took off his name tag and raised it to the crowd in celebration.

It took nearly 30 seconds after the finish before Lyles ’ name popped up as the winner.

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semi-formal

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English

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31

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short-lived

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