Kishane Thompson beats Noah Lyles in 100m in first meeting since thrilling Olympic final
Thompson clocked 9.87 seconds to tie the meet record at the Diamond League meet in Silesia, Poland. Lyles' 9.90 was his fastest of 2025 so far — one-tenth quicker than his season opener of 10-seconds flat in London in July — and saw him take second ahead of fellow Americans Kenny Bednarek (9.96) and Christian Coleman (also 9.96).
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Lyles was, as he so often is, slow out the blocks, the joint-slowest to react to the gun with Jamaica's Ackeem Blake. Thompson was leading the race from 10 meters in and never lost control. While Lyles finished eight-hundredths faster than the Jamaican (from 60m onwards), the gap was too big for his world-class top-end mechanics to close.
Lyles spoke positively of the result after the race. He and Thompson are scheduled to meet again at the Diamond League meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Wednesday, with an anticipated rematch on the big stage at world championships next month in Tokyo.
'It is a great stepping stone,' Lyles told reporters at the event. 'I needed to see a sub 10. I needed to see winning, beating people, I took out some really big heads today, people who run 9.7 and 9.8. I am getting the confidence. It makes me really excited for not only today but also for next week and Tokyo.'
In the pre-race press conference, Lyles said, 'It's going to be a fast race regardless. You basically have the Olympic (2024) final, maybe missing two people, adding in some just-as-fast people. Of course, having Kishane there makes it even better.
'This is going to be a moment where everyone is looking at their calendar and saying, 'This is what I'm going to base my world championship picks off.''
Just over a year ago, in the Olympic final that Lyles referenced, he edged out Thompson by five-thousandths in the closest and deepest-ever 100m men's final. It made him the first U.S. men's 100m Olympic champion since Justin Gatlin in Athens in 2004.
The pairing — the first real men's U.S. vs. Jamaica rivalry since Usain Bolt vs. Justin Gatlin — had not raced for more than a year, partly owing to Lyles' injury issues.
The American, after winning over 200m at the Monaco Diamond League in July, said that groin inflammation had put a roadblock in his season, forcing him to scratch meets and avoid racing three weeks in a row. It is why he only raced the 100m heats at U.S. trials, and has shown real progression already to be down at 9.90 — his personal best is 9.79 from the Olympic final.
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Lyles has the world title to defend next month in Tokyo, Japan, after winning the 100m and 200m double in Budapest two years ago — he was the first man since Bolt in 2015 to take double gold at a worlds, and it means he has an automatic wild-card entry to this year's edition.
Thompson, who at 24 is four years Lyles' junior, missed those championships, though this calendar year is proving to be his most consistent season so far. The win in Silesia continues his perfect streak over 100m to seven races this summer, with five of those being sub-10 clockings. Back in late June, to defend his national title at Jamaican trials, Thompson ran 9.75, which made him the sixth-fastest man over 100m all-time.
(Photo of Kishane Thompson winning Saturday's race in Silesia: Maja Hitij / Getty Images)
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