Kishane Thompson becomes sixth-fastest 100m sprinter ever

NEW DELHI: In the men’s 100m final, at the Jamaican national athletics trials, Paris Olympics silver medallist Kishane Thompson won gold with a blistering 9.75s timing, a personal best, making him the sixth-fastest 100m sprinter in history.

Only Justin Gatlin (9.74), Asafa Powell (9.72), Yohan Blake (9.69), Tyson Gay (9.69) and world record-holder Bolt (9.58) have recorded a better timing in the event than Thompson.

The 23-year-old, who was beaten by just 0.005sec by Noah Lyles in the 100m final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, sliced two hundredths off his previous career best of 9.77s set in June of 2024 to mark the best men’s 100m timing for the 2025 season.

This was Thompson’s second consecutive national title in the 100m sprint.

Oblique Seville shrugged off concern over a tight hamstring to finish second in 9.83 and Ackeem Blake was third in a personal best of 9.88. Agencies

Men’s 100m all-time top 10:

Usain Bolt (Jamaica) – 9.58

Tyson Gay (USA) – 9.69

Yohan Blake (Jamaica) – 9.69

Asafa Powell (Jamaica) – 9.72

Justin Gatlin (USA) – 9.74

Kishane Thompson (Jamaica) - 9.75

Christian Coleman (USA) – 9.76

Trayvon Bromell (USA) – 9.76

Fred Kerley (USA) – 9.76

Ferdinand Omanyala (Kenya) – 9.77

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