Updated On: 17 August, 2025 08:40 AM IST | Poland | AFP
“It felt alright. My job is to get the job done,” said Thompson. The Jamaican, who missed the cut for the 2023 world championships in Budapest, will be one of the favourites for this year’s edition in Tokyo on September 13-21

Kishane Thompson powers through to the finish line of the 100m race at the Silesia Diamond League on Saturday. pic/getty images
Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson exacted a measure of revenge by beating Olympic champion Noah Lyles over 100m at the Silesia Diamond League meet on Saturday. It was the first time the two sprinters have met since Lyles was awarded Olympic gold in Paris a year ago, just five-thousandths of a second ahead of Thompson.
The fast-starting Jamaican timed a joint meet record of 9.87 seconds for victory in the Polish city of Chorzow, with Lyles second in 9.90 seconds. Another American, Kenny Bednarek, rounded out the podium in 9.96 seconds.
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