The Olympic 100m silver medallist has solely ever competed outside in his profession thus far
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 World Athletics Indoor Tour 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 final summer season, has solely ever compered outside in his profession thus far.
The 23-year-old has received a 60m private better of 6.67 – set on the Jubilee Collection in Jamaica two years in the past – however that was in an outside setting.
Thompson is considered as some of the thrilling sprinters on the planet and missed out on changing into Olympic 100m champion by simply five-thousandths of a second on the Stade de France.
Noah Lyles took the victory however the pair each clocked 9.79 within the French capital.
Olympic 100m closing (Getty)
Thompson clocked the quickest time on this planet final season – he recorded a mark of 9.77 in his victory on the Jamaican Olympic Trials – and he’s now joint-ninth on the 10om all-time record.
The one males to have 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 will probably be fascinating to see how his winter coaching has gone and what sort of form he’s in for the 2025 season.
His most important competitors in Astana will come from Andre De Grasse, who grew to become Olympic 200m champion in Tokyo and was a part of the Canadian 4x100m staff that struck gold in Paris.
A myriad of different Jamaicans shall be competing in Kazakhstan, starting from Tia and Tina Clayton to Natasha Morrison and Janieve Russell.
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