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Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson has revealed the inspiration behind his lightning bolt tattoo and it is not paying homage to Jamaican sprint icon the world's fastest man ever Usain Bolt.
Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson, the silver medalist in the men’s 100m at the 2024 Paris Olympics, recently revealed inspiration behind his striking lightning bolt tattoo.
Positioned prominently on his calf, the tattoo might easily be mistaken as a tribute to the world's fastest man ever and Jamaican sprinting legend Usain Bolt.
Bolt, due to his famed speed and match-made in heaven name, has been famously nicknamed 'Lightning Bolt'.
However, Thompson has revealed that his tattoo carries a different meaning.
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17:32 - 15.11.2024
'I got a feeling like no other' - Kishane Thompson reveals how watching sprint icon Usain Bolt inspired career in track
Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson has revealed how Jamaica's sprinting icon Usain Bolt inspired his career in track.
In Netflix's docuseries Sprint, Thompson clarified that the bolt symbolizes his own incredible speed rather than a direct homage to his Jamaican idol.
When asked about the tattoo and what it means, Thompson simply replied, "Teleportation."
This concept underscores his breathtaking ability to seemingly defy time and space on the track when sprinting.
Thompson’s performances in 2024 have truly embodied this philosophy.
At the Jamaican Olympic trials in June, he stunned the world with a blistering 9.77 seconds, a time that instantly positioned him as one of the favorites going into the summer Olympics games in Paris.
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14:32 - 15.11.2024
'It needed to happen' - Fred Kerley reveals how New York Grand Prix mishap shaped his career trajectory
Olympic bronze medalist Fred Kerley has recently opened up about how a mishap at the 2024 New York Grand Prix in the build up to the 2024 Paris Olympics fueled his qualification for the games.
This was followed by a sensational showing at the Paris Olympics, where he clocked 9.79 seconds in the final.
Despite narrowly losing to American Noah Lyles, who also clocked 9.79 seconds but edged Thompson by milliseconds, Thompson cemented his status as the new face of Jamaican sprinting.
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