The Olympic 100m silver medallist has handiest ever competed outdoor in his profession to this point
Kishane Thompson will make his indoor debut later this month on the Astana Indoor Meet in Kazakhstan (January 25).
It is going to be the primary International Athletics Indoor Excursion Gold meet of the season, with the opposite occasions being in Belgrade, Boston, Ostrava, Karlsruhe, New York, Liévin, Toruń and Madrid.
Thompson, who secured the Olympic 100m silver medal in Paris ultimate summer season, has handiest ever compered outdoor in his profession to this point.
The 23-year-old has were given a 60m non-public very best of 6.67 – set on the Jubilee Sequence in Jamaica two years in the past – however that used to be in an out of doors environment.
Thompson is seen as one of the thrilling sprinters in the world and overlooked out on changing into Olympic 100m champion by means of simply five-thousandths of a 2nd on the Stade de France.
Noah Lyles took the victory however the pair each clocked 9.79 within the French capital.
Olympic 100m ultimate (Getty)
Thompson clocked the quickest time on the planet ultimate season – he recorded a mark of 9.77 in his victory on the Jamaican Olympic Trials – and he’s now joint-ninth at the 10om all-time listing.
The one males to have long gone faster than him over the space are: Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Tyson Homosexual, Asafa Powell, Justin Gatlin, Christian Coleman, Trayvon Bromell and Fred Kerley.
Thompson hasn’t competed because the Olympics so it’ll be attention-grabbing to look how his wintry weather coaching has long gone and how much form he’s in for the 2025 season.
His major festival in Astana will come from Andre De Grasse, who was Olympic 200m champion in Tokyo and used to be a part of the Canadian 4x100m crew that struck gold in Paris.
A myriad of alternative Jamaicans will likely be competing in Kazakhstan, starting from Tia and Tina Clayton to Natasha Morrison and Janieve Russell.
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