In a thrilling weekend for Team USA, stars of track and field and swimming came up big — including Noah Lyles winning gold in a dramatic photo finish. Now, all eyes are once again on Simone Biles in what could be her Olympic farewell. TODAY’s Craig Melvin shares the latest highlights from the Paris Olympics.
NBC announcer Leigh Diffey said “I got it wrong” on his botched Paris Olympics call that incorrectly identified Kishane Thompson of Jamaica as winner of the 100 meters. The race was a photo finish and went to American sprinter Noah Lyles. Diffey, NBC’s regular play-by-play announcer for IndyCar who is calling his sixth Olympics and second track and field competition, took responsibility for his rush to declare a winner in a social media post Monday.
Seconds earlier, Diffey had given the win to Thompson. “There’s an Olympic gold medal waiting for somebody,” Diffey said as the race began. “Who wants it the most? ... This is close. ... Jamaica’s gonna do it! Kishane Thompson is a gold medalist!” Ato Bolden, the NBC analyst alongside Diffey, also thought Thompson was the winner. As Thompson paced the track — yelling “C’mon man!” — Bolden couched his declaration of a winner but believed it was the Jamaican.
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