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Kishane Thompson explains why he lost the Olympics 100m final despite carrying the hopes of the Jamaican nation on his shoulders.
The Paris Olympics 100m race will go down in history as one of the hotly-contested if the margin of victory is any barometer.
From running in the Diamond League meets to the residency at the Olympics village, the hype had reached a crescendo. All eyes were on the 100m finals because American Noah Lyles had said that the race was his to lose considering he had a faultless 2024.
However, Jamaican sensation Kishane Thompson had the world lead heading into the French capital and many expected him to return Jamaica sprints to the top of the world by winning the race in August 2024.
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09:55 - 21.01.2025
'I wasn't going to make a mistake like that' - Noah Lyles reflects about why Olympic 100m was his to lose
Olympic champion Noah Lyles previously bragged about why it was unthinkable of him losing the Olympics 100m final.
In the deepest men’s 100m race of all time, Lyles dipped to victory in a PB of 9.79, pipping Jamaica’s Thompson by just five thousandths of a second. It was one of the hardest decisions to make and Kishane looked in disbelief as Lyles' name popped first.
Thompson was lost for words but after he finally settled down and accepted the result, he painfully narrated what led to him losing against Noah Lyles. In scathing analysis of his performance, Thompson said he was short of confidence as he stepped onto the track despite having the blessings from Jamaica's sprint king and the world record holder in both 100 and 200-meter races Usain Bolt.
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20:13 - 19.01.2025
'I'm betting him against the field next 4 years'- Fans react as Kishane Thompson sets personal best in 60m season opener
Kishane Thompson got his 2025 season up and running in a meet event in Jamaica. Fans are excited to see the budding sprinter make a mark in 2025.
“I didn't trust myself and my speed to bring myself to the line in first place," Thompson told Olympics.com.
For the first time at the Olympic Games, a sub-10 second semifinal run was not enough to make the final. Benjamin Richardson’s 9.95 became the quickest semifinal time that failed to secure a final place, which was previously 10 seconds flat.
Also among those to miss out were Japan’s Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (9.96 PB), Britain’s Louie Hinchliffe (9.97) and Canada’s Tokyo Olympic 200m champion Andre De Grasse (9.98).
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