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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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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.

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By winning the 100m of the Jamaica Championships this Friday in 9′′75, Kishane Thompson entered the world sprint gotha.

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KWWL broke the news in Waterloo, United States on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
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