In front of 80,000 electrified spectators at the National Stadium, the men's 100m sprint culminated in the closest finish recorded in international championship history, requiring high-speed photofinish cameras to separate the top three sprinters.
When the official timing system registered the verdict, Noah Lyles had stopped the clock at 9.784 seconds. Kishane Thompson of Jamaica crossed in 9.789 seconds. Five thousandths of a second separated Commonwealth immortality from silver.