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Fans have already started mounting pressure on Kishane Thompson to run faster times like his compatriot Usain Bolt come next season.
Pressure might have already started mounting on Kishane Thompson, not coming from within but from fans who believe he can match Usain Bolt’s prowess in sprinting.
Injuries have been the order of the day for Kishane Thompson and it was just this season that he was able to let the world see what he was capable of. He competed sparingly, opening his season officially at the Jamaican Olympic trials where he was very impressive, winning the men’s 100m in a time of 9.77 seconds.
That time was enough to see him end the season as the fastest man in the world in 2024. After the trials, he only raced once, the men’s 100m at the Gyulai István Memorial, a Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix before heading to the Paris Olympic Games.
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In the French capital, inexperience cost him a lot since that was his first major championship and he faced a painful loss to Noah Lyles as they both clocked 9.79 seconds to cross the finish line. He had to end his season after the Olympics after a slight injury setback and fans believe he has more potential and great things await him next season.
Answering the question about whether Kishane Thompson could run a faster time than Usain Bolt, one fan said: “100%. He'd be an Olympic gold medalist if he'd held his form instead of tightening up. I've got faith in him though!”
Another added: “If he can stay injury-free I think yes, the rematch will be exciting between him and Lyles.”
“Decently likely. Yeah, 9.74 or 9.75 by Gatlin was the last run in the Bolt era to be that fast probably. I can't remember what Bolt/Gatlin ran in 2016/2017, there may have been another 9.7x by Bolt at the 2016 Rio Olympics. 9.77 is very close to 9.74,” another fan commented.
“Kishane imo has the biggest chance of any active 100% sprinter to be the next one to break 9.70. If he stays injury-free and gets to 9.72 ~ 9.74 in 2025 he very well may get a 9.66~9.69 by 2026~2028, that would be truly special.”
“He has what it takes to run lower 9.7s. But it has to be done when it counts. Fingers crossed,” a fan wrote.
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Another one advised that he should consider taking up the 200m but revealed that with his nature of being pre-disposed to injuries, it would be a toll order.
The fan added that he should consider competing in Kenya and see if he could clock a faster time just like Ferdinand Omanyala does when he competes in the country.
“Running the 200m will help a lot with his speed maintenance. But knowing how injury-prone he is the 200 would be the worst thing for him. But just off of raw talent alone I think he could go to Omanyala’s home turf in Kenya and register a sub 9.7 in high altitude,” the fan wrote.
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Another fan explained that Kishane Thompson needs to change his race patterns and work on his tension if he is to run faster than Tyson Gay’s 9.69 seconds first before even focusing on Usain Bolt’s time. He observed that Thompson has a lot of things to learn and it might take time before he actually gets a hold of the 100m in a smart way.
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