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Indian Express
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
100m in 9.75 seconds: Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson clocks fastest time in a decade
A little more than 75 days before the World Championships, Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson laid down the marker by running the fastest time in a decade and sixth-fastest 100m race of all time. The sprinter ran a world-leading personal best of 9.75 seconds to win the men's 100m at the Jamaican Championships in Kingston on Friday. He recorded the timing despite a headwind of 0.8 m/s. Thompson's sprint elevates him to sixth on the all-time list, according to the World Athletics and it is also the fastest time since 2015. The 9.75 second sprint did not come out of the blue as two hours earlier, in the semifinals, he scorched the track with a timing of 9.80 seconds. 'I'm never going to surprise myself, because I know how capable I am,' Thompson was quoted as saying by World Athletics. 'I am very confident; even if I break the world record, it wouldn't surprise me because I am that confident, and I'm working to achieve all my goals and the accolades.' Oblique Seville, a finalist at the past three World Championships, overcame some pre-race discomfort to finish second in a season's best of 9.83, just 0.02 shy of his personal best. Ackeem Blake, a 2024 Diamond League champion, finished third with a timing of 9.88, also a personal best. Jamaica's depth in the women's 100m sprint was also on display as pre-race favourite Shericka Jackson, a three-time defending champion, and sentimental favourite Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were stunned by two-time world U20 champion Tina Clayton. Clayton had missed out on the final last year but she made amends this time, clocking a personal best of 10.81 to win the title. Jackson came second with a season best time of 10.88 while Fraser-Pryce recorded a third-place finish by finishing the race in 10.91 seconds. 'One thing I knew I had on my side was experience,' said Fraser-Pryce, now 38. 'I am grateful for that fighting spirit that says it's never over until it's over, and once I step on the start line, I am ready. Knowing that I'm not race sharp and running 10.91 is a big deal. She added: 'Many people don't know that Japan is where I started my first senior international championships. It's such a full circle moment for me to be going back to Japan.'
New York Times
28-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Kishane Thompson runs record 100m time, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce makes World Championships
Kishane Thompson ran a 9.75s personal best at the Jamaican National championships in Kingston to move up to sixth on the all-time men's 100m list, as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce qualified for her ninth World Championships. Only Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay, Yohan Blake, Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin are the only men with a faster wind-legal 100m than Thompson, whose performance is the fastest men's 100m for over a decade — since Gatlin ran 9.74s once and 9.75s twice in the summer of 2015. Advertisement The 23-year old won the silver medal in last summer's 100m Olympic final in Paris, edged out on the line by USA's Noah Lyles — who beat Thompson by five-thousandths of a second (9.784 to 9.789). It makes it two years running than Thompson has won the Jamaican title, the first time a Jamaican man has defended their national 100m title since Blake in 2017. Thompson's time was the fastest at a national championships since Blake also ran 9.75s in 2012. He beat Oblique Seville (9.83s) and Ackeem Blake (9.88s), with the trio all qualifying for the World Championships in Tokyo this September. At the same championships, Tina Clayton won her first national title in 10.81s ahead of Shericka Jackson (10.88s) and Fraser-Pryce (10.91s). All three will also go to Tokyo, which makes it the 13th team for Fraser-Pryce at a World Championships or Olympics. The 38-year-old, a double Olympic and six-time World Championship in the individual sprint disciplines, was the first Caribbean woman to win 100m Olympic gold back in 2008 in Beijing. 'I'm grateful to be able to be here tonight, finishing healthy, and to be on the team to Tokyo,' she said. 'It (her career) has been a journey, and for Jamaica, we have so many athletes that can represent this country. I tried not to be too emotional and focus on my race. 'There's a lot to work on, especially when it comes to race sharpness. I haven't been racing much. It's a long season. The first step, the first hurdle, has been cleared.' (Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images)
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kishane Thompson runs historic 100m time; Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce makes 9th world team
Kishane Thompson ran the world's fastest 100m in a decade, becoming the sixth-fastest man in history, while Tina Clayton won her first senior Jamaican title and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce made her ninth and final World Championship team. Thompson, edged by Noah Lyles for 2024 Olympic 100m gold by five thousandths of a second (9.784 to 9.789), ran 9.75 seconds at the Jamaican Championships in Kingston on Friday night. He had a .8 meter/second tailwind. Advertisement It's the world's fastest time since 2015 when American Justin Gatlin ran 9.74, 9.75 and 9.75 in a two-month span. Thompson improved his personal best by two hundredths to become the sixth-fastest man in history behind Usain Bolt (world record 9.58), Yohan Blake (9.69), Tyson Gay (9.69), Asafa Powell (9.72) and Gatlin (9.74). Thompson, 23, is the third-youngest man to run 9.75 or faster after his fellow Jamaicans Bolt and Blake. "I'm that confident; I don't think if I even broke the world record it would surprise me, honestly," Thompson said, adding that he could have executed his race better. "I'm just going to put that out there." Advertisement Thompson goes into the World Championships in Tokyo in September looking to snap the U.S. streak at four consecutive men's 100m titles since Bolt won his third and final title in 2015. Noah Lyles, the reigning Olympic and world champion, last raced April 19 and has since dealt with a minor ankle injury. Lyles earned a bye into worlds as a reigning world champion, so he does not have to be at full fitness until September. Also Friday. Clayton ran personal bests in Friday's semifinals (10.93) and final (10.81) for her first senior Jamaican title. No Jamaican woman has ever run that fast before turning 21 years old. "I didn't expect this time," said Clayton, the world U20 champion in 2021 and 2022. "Based on how I was going in training, I knew that I would PB, but not that fast." Advertisement The fastest women in the world this year are American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (10.73), the Olympic bronze medalist, and Julien Alfred (10.75) of Saint Lucia, the Olympic gold medalist. Clayton was followed in Friday's final by world 200m champion Shericka Jackson (10.88) and then Fraser-Pryce (10.91) in what she said was her last race in Jamaica before retiring later this year. Fraser-Pryce, a 38-year-old with a record seven combined Olympic and world 100m titles, is due to compete at a ninth world championships. Jamaica will have at least three 100m spots at worlds, plus she's automatically in the 4x100m relay pool. "I'm grateful for that fighting spirit," Fraser-Pryce said, noting that her first worlds were also in Japan — as a preliminary round relay runner in 2007. Advertisement Fraser-Pryce will move one shy of the record 10 worlds appearances for a sprinter shared by American Allyson Felix and Kim Collins of Saint Kitts and Nevis. She can become the oldest woman to win a World Championships medal in any sprint event, including relays, and the oldest female or male sprinter to win an individual world medal. The current oldest female sprint medalist is Chandra Sturrup of the Bahamas, who won 4x100m silver in 2009 at age 37. Jamaica's Merlene Ottey was a younger 37 when she won 200m bronze in 1997. Fraser-Pryce's 10 career World Championships gold medals are third in history behind Felix (14) and Usain Bolt (11). Her 16 career World Championships medals of any color are second to Felix (20). Advertisement Fraser-Pryce originally planned to retire after the 2024 Olympic season. But then at the Paris Games, she withdrew before the 100m semifinals. A reason for her withdrawal was not announced. In January 2025, Fraser-Pryce said she would come back for one more season. In a social media post in April, she said she had unfinished business. The U.S. team for the World Championships will largely be determined at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships from July 31-Aug. 3 in Eugene, Oregon. Olympic 100m silver medalist Sha'Carri Richardson earned a bye onto the U.S. team as a reigning world champion from 2023. Faith Kipyegon Faith Kipyegon runs 4:06 mile at Breaking 4, faster than world record Faith Kipyegon got closer to four minutes for a mile than any woman in history.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce shares gratitude in speech before final national championships
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce expressed gratitude at an event celebrating her career as she heads into her final Jamaican Championships this week before she retires later this year. Fraser-Pryce, whose seven combined Olympic and world 100m titles are the most in history, previously announced that 2025 will be her final season at age 38. Advertisement 'In the next two days, it will be my final time gracing the National Stadium, and, honestly, it's one of those moments that I'm looking forward to," she said in a speech Monday night, three days before the start of nationals. "You know why? Because I have absolutely nothing to lose and all to gain. Because it is your love and it's your support and it's your encouragement that has kept me. It is the ways you have celebrated me. It is the ways you have shown up for me. "And as I stand on the track in the next two days, it's not just about the track, but it's what's possible. It's how we continue to shift and change the narrative around female elite sprinting. It's about your time, honoring your time. It's knowing what you want and going the distance for that." Fraser-Pryce grew up in the Waterhouse neighborhood of Kingston, sharing one bed with her mom and two brothers and running barefoot until a teacher bought her spikes in grade six. "It is my mandate to make sure that every single student at the primary level in this country will never run barefoot at the National Stadium," Fraser-Pryce said, mentioning her foundation. "When I stand on that track on Thursday, it's not for me. It's for you, for the love, for the support, for the encouragement, for the resilience, for the pride, for the purpose and the passion that you have given me. You have inspired me.' Advertisement At nationals, it's likely that the top three finishers in the 100m final on Friday will make the team to run the individual event at September's World Championships in Tokyo, plus more for the 4x100m relay pool. Grand Slam Track In Philadelphia - Day One Melissa Jefferson-Wooden runs historic 100m time at Grand Slam Track Philadelphia Melissa Jefferson-Wooden ran personal bests in the 100m and the 200m at Grand Slam Track Philadelphia.
CNA
24-06-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Fraser-Pryce to wind down career with final national championships
NEW YORK :Jamaican track icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will compete in her final national championships when they kick off this week, the three-times Olympic gold medallist said, winding down one of athletics' most decorated careers. The 10-times world gold medallist previously announced her comeback to the track for 2025, in what was widely expected to be her final year of competition, saying she had "unfinished business". The 38-year-old told reporters at a Nike event on Monday that the Jamaican national championships that start from Thursday would be her last. "It's one of those moments that I am looking forward to. You know why? Because I have absolutely nothing to lose and all to gain," said Fraser-Pryce, who won back-to-back 100 metres Olympic titles in 2008 and 2012. The qualifying event for this year's World Championships that run from September 13-21 in Tokyo comes after a disappointing final Games in Paris, when she missed her 100m semi-final after sustaining an injury in the warm-up.
