"Leigh Diffey Apologizes for Mistake in Calling Kishane Thompson 100m Winner Over Noah Lyles"

hello everyone and welcome back to talking TV today we're diving into a mixup at the Paris Olympics that had fans and athletes alike scratching their heads the incident in a dramatic turn during the men's 100 meter final NBC's Lee DIY made a significant error as Noah crossed the finish line for what would become the most important victory of his career DIY mistakenly announced Jamaica's kishen Thompson as the winner his enthusiastic call Jamaica's going to do it kishen Thompson is a gold medalist was met with confusion as the Finish was too close to call in real time the truth unveiled despite the initial announcement a close inspection of the photo finish revealed that lyes had indeed won the race by a razor thin margin of 5,000 of a second the confusion was compounded as other broadcasters including the BBC were also unsure who had won diffy's apology one day later Lee DIY took to social media to address the mistake in his apology he admitted to his error and expressed his genuine happiness for lyes DIY who usually covers auto racing but has been a part of NBC's Olympics team since 2014 acknowledged the mixup and the impact it had ly's reaction interestingly even ly initially thought he had lost he shared that while waiting for the official result he told Thompson I think you got the Olympics dog lyes who was in lane 7 couldn't fully see the results until they were displayed errors in sports broadcasting are not uncommon but they certainly make for memorable moments Lee Diffy mistake will be remembered as a curious chapter in lyall's rise to Olympic Glory it's a reminder of the high stakes and intense emotions that come with the Olympics thanks for tuning in to talking TV if you enjoyed this breakdown don't forget to like subscribe and hit the Bell icon for more updates on the latest sports news see you next time