Kishane Thompson Runs Historic 100m Time; Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Makes 9th World Team
- On Friday, Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson ran a world-leading personal best of 9.75 seconds at the Jamaican Championships in Kingston, the fastest 100m since 2015 and sixth in history.
- Building on last season’s 9.77s PB and Olympic silver, Thompson improved to 9.75s with a headwind, establishing himself as a top contender for the World Championships.
- Kishane Thompson ran a semifinal 9.80 seconds into a headwind of 0.8 m/s before clocking 9.75 seconds in the final, demonstrating peak performance supported by precise timing data.
- Thompson's 9.75s run extends Jamaica’s sprinting legacy and positions him as a top contender for the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo.
- Thompson's upcoming race at the July 5 Prefontaine Classic and his recent record-setting run position him as a top contender for the September World Championships in Tokyo.
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Kishane Thompson Shares Honest Thoughts on the Move That Gave Noah Lyles the Edge in Paris
In a 100-meter final so closely contested that even the athletes themselves could not be certain of the outcome, Noah Lyles stole Olympic gold in Paris with a lean at the line that rewrote the result. For much of the race, Kishane Thompson had appeared destined for the top step of the podium. He had managed the field from the 30-meter mark and held the lead into the final ten. However, in less than a few seconds, the scenario changed. In a flash…
Kishane Thompson becomes sixth-fastest men’s 100m sprinter ever with personal best in Jamaican trials
In the men’s 100m final, at the Jamaican national athletics trials, Paris Olympics silver medallist Kishane Thompson delivered a blistering 9.75sec (wind .8m/sec), his personal best making him the sixth-fastest 100m sprinter in history.
Jamaican Olympic vice-champion Kishane Thompson fell in 9 seconds 75 (0.8 m/s wind) on Friday by 100 m in Kingston, becoming the 6th best performer in history on the straight line.
By winning the 100m of the Jamaica Championships this Friday in 9′′75, Kishane Thompson entered the world sprint gotha.
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