Why Noah Lyles’ torso was the difference maker in 100m win over Kishane Thompson

Yahoo Sports’ Allyson Felix breaks down the torso rule, explaining how Noah Lyles won gold over Kishane Thompson in the men’s 100-meter final on Sunday in Paris

Video transcript

I'm Alison Felis with Yahoo Sports breaking down the finish of the men's 100 m dash whenever there's a photo finish.

The rule is that whoever torso crosses the line first is the winner.

So in that race, we saw Kisha Thompson's foot cross the line, but that doesn't matter.

It's all about the torso and no Elias torso crossed the line first.

So he is the 100 m Olympic champion.