Kishane Thompson has promised big this going forward.
Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson has laid down the gauntlet to his rivals after winning the Racers Grand Prix in a season’s best in Kington on Saturday.
Olympics 100m silver medalist Kishane Thompson has fired a warning to his competitors following a great run at the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston on Saturday.
Thompson won the 100m race at his home meet in a season’s best 9.88 seconds, getting ahead of Jamaican compatriot Oblique Seville, who also clocked a season’s best 9.97 seconds, as South African duo Gift Leotlela (10.04) and Bayanda Walaza (10.06) came home in third and fourth places respectively.
The 23-year-old came off the blocks slowly but managed to find enough to catch up with his rivals by the 50m mark to take a big lead and he is delighted not just for the win but also the fact that he came out unscathed following his injury troubles in recent months.
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“Today, I put together a decent race. I went through my phases as best as I could, and I’m super grateful for finishing injury-free. I want everyone to be patient because great things are going to happen,” Thompson as per World Athletics, promising to deliver even better performances going forward.
It was the second race for Thompson since Team Jamaica’s disaster at the World Relay Championships and a much-improved performance at a packed National Stadium, having recorded 10.04 in May.
Thompson is seen as one of the men to beat in 100m at the 2025 World Championships but there have been concerns over his injury record as he missed the World Indoor Championships in March after suffering another setback.
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Meanwhile, another athlete grateful that he is healthy is Seville, who is now looking forward to the national championships with great hope.
“I am pleased with dipping under 10 seconds because I had to run conservatively due to a niggle that I picked up in the Atlanta City Games. Tonight’s run has given me the confidence that I will do well at the national senior championships in three weeks’ time,” said Seville.
In the women’s 100m, two-time world U20 champion Tina Clayton ran a season’s best of 10.98 (1.8m/s) to win ahead of American Jacious Sears (11.04).
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