A different story was being told in Noah Lyles‘ native nation as he crossed the finish line in Paris, having won the most significant victory of his career.

Unintentionally adding to the drama of Sunday’s 100-meter dash was NBC’s Leigh Diffey, who declared that Kishane Thompson of Jamaica had won instead of Lyles, who had come from last place to force a photo finish. Diffey had a different approach when other commentators from around the globe, like the BBC, said that they were unsure of the winner:

“Who is the most deserving candidate to win the Olympic gold medal that is waiting for them? Thompson is already beginning to wrap up. Kerley is accompanying him. It’s almost over. Jamaica will succeed! “Gold medallist Kishane Thompson!”

Naturally, Thompson does not have a gold medal. By a mere five thousandths of a second, Lyles’s body crossed the finish line ahead of Thompson’s, according to the photo taken at the scene.

A day later, Diffey apologised on social media, acknowledging that he made a mistake in announcing Thompson as the winner and expressing his joy for Lyles.

The 100-meter dash between Noah Lyles and Kishane Thompson was decided by a fraction of a blink at the Paris Olympics.

An announcer for car racing by trade, The Australian Diffey has been a member of NBC’s coverage of the Olympics since 2014.

To be fair to Diffey, there were those who believed Thompson had prevailed. As they waited for the winner to be displayed on the video board, Lyles even told Thompson that he believed Thompson had defeated him:

“To be really honest, when we were waiting for the names to appear after the race, I came over and said, ‘I think you got the Olympics, dawg.'” Since I was in Lane 7 and he was in Lane 4, I was unable to see what was happening over there, so I had to keep sprinting as though I would win. I decided to lose weight after hearing someone say, “I need to lean.”

In addition, Lyles stated that he believed he would “really have to swallow my pride” at the finish line.

Naturally, Lyles was more concerned with getting ahead than glancing at his rivals. Observing the group of runners pass by from one of the best seats in the house, Diffey concluded that the man wearing the bright yellow suit was the obvious winner.

This kind of thing has happened before and will continue to happen as long as the Olympics are shown on television, but it’s now an integral part of the story of Lyles’ ascent to the top of the track world.