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Kishane Thompson of Jamaica, the 2024 Paris Olympic silver medallist in the 100-metre event, has pulled out of his second consecutive meet. The 23-year-old also pulled out of the Silesia event.
200m Olympic champion 🇧🇼Letsile Tebogo acknowledges🇺🇸 @LylesNoah for changing the sport [athletics] — ahead of the Rome Diamond league meet.
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— Andrews Sefa ⚽️ (@Sefaa_b) August 29, 2024
It is suspected that Thompson is dealing with a hamstring issue.
The Rome Diamond League features one of the best lineups of the 2024 Diamond League season.
Also in the race are Fred Kerley, Ferdinand Omanyala, Christian Coleman and Marcell Jacobs. Kerley earned the bronze medal. He clocked in at 9.81s in a season-best performance in Paris. The win to Lyles was in a virtual tie with Thompson at 9.79s. Marcell Jacobs, the Tokyo champion finished fifth in 9.85 seconds. He feels losing to Lyles in Paris was a tactical error.
Letsile Tebogo, who earned gold in the 200m event, finished sixth in the 100m. But it was nearly a blanket finish in one of, if not the most thrilling finish in 100m sprint history.
Paris Olympic final
| Pos | Athlete | Nat | Mark | MS | RT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah LYLES | USA | 9.79 PB | .784 | 0.178 |
| 2 | Kishane THOMPSON | JAM | 9.79 | .789 | 0.176 |
| 3 | Fred KERLEY | USA | 9.81 SB | 0.108 | |
| 4 | Akani SIMBINE | RSA | 9.82 NR | 0.149 | |
| 5 | Lamont Marcell JACOBS | ITA | 9.85 SB | 0.114 | |
| 6 | Letsile TEBOGO | BOT | 9.86 NR | 0.178 | |
| 7 | Kenneth BEDNAREK | USA | 9.88 | 0.163 | |
| 8 | Oblique SEVILLE | JAM | 9.91 | 0.171 |