Kishane Thompson’s 2025 campaign has carried the urgency of a man correcting the fine print of last year. After the heartbreak of his razor-thin defeat to Noah Lyles in Paris, the Jamaican sprinter opened this season with a string of polished performances that restored his place at the top of the world lists. His 9.75-second run at the Jamaican Trials in June remains the fastest time of the year and the sixth-quickest ever recorded. Yet just as anticipation for his head-to-head duels with Lyles reached its peak, Thompson’s plans have taken an unexpected turn.

That Paris rematch finally arrived in Silesia on August 16 this year. In front of a packed stadium, Thompson surged from the blocks, forcing Lyles to chase. The American closed hard, but not quickly enough, and Thompson crossed first

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