Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson crosses the line to win the Men’s 4x100m Relay during the Wanda Diamond League Series London Athletics Meet at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park yesterday.
Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson crosses the line to win the Men’s 4x100m Relay during the Wanda Diamond League Series London Athletics Meet at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park yesterday.
JAMAICA’S MEN’S 4×100-metre relay team has put itself in strong contention for a place at the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after a dominant victory at the London Diamond League yesterday.
The quartet of Rohan Watson, Oblique Seville, Kadrian Goldson, and Kishane Thompson blazed to a season’s best time of 37.80 seconds at the Olympic Stadiumto get the better of Great Britain-1’s 38.08 and the Netherlands’ 38.17.
Their impressive performance now ranks as the third-fastest time in the world this year, trailing only South Africa and the USA.
More importantly, it propelled Jamaica into 15th place in the World Championships (WC) qualifying standings, pushing the Netherlands to 16th and knocking Nigeria out of a qualifying position.
The top 14 teams had already secured their spots at the World Athletics Relays in China last March, leaving the next two fastest teams by the August 24 qualifying deadline to complete the field for Tokyo. Jamaica’s latest run puts them in a prime position to claim one of those remaining slots.
Meanwhile, Jamaica’s women’s 4x100m squad also delivered a strong performance, finishing second in 42.50 seconds behind a world-leading 41.69 seconds from Great Britain-1. France claimed third in 43.54 seconds.
The Jamaican team featured Shericka Jackson leading off, followed by Jonielle Smith, Tina Clayton on the third leg, and Brianna Williams anchoring.
While they couldn’t match the British squad’s blistering pace, their performance keeps them competitive as the World Championships loom.
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