Bryan Levell Joins Jamaican Greats With a Strong Warning to Kishane Thompson

Jamaican sprinter Bryan Levell has sent shockwaves through the athletics world after clocking a blistering 9.82 seconds in the men’s 100 metres at the Raiffeisen Austrian Open Eisenstadt.

The 21-year-old’s personal best, achieved at the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver event, cements his status as a rising sprint sensation and the second-fastest man globally this season after fellow Jamaican Kishane Thompson who clocked 9.75 seconds at the Jamaican National Championships.

The dazzling run marks a significant leap forward from his previous best of 9.94 seconds, set just weeks ago at the same event that Thompson clocked the world lead.

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Levell’s 9.82 now ranks him eighth on Jamaica’s all-time list, joining an elite group that includes sprinting legends like Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake, and of course, Usain Bolt.

But perhaps more telling is what this means for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, now just weeks away.

Levell’s performance puts him right on the heels of Thompson.

With Oblique Seville also closcking 9.84 earlier this season, Jamaican men now own the three fastest times in the world for 2025.

It is a signal that the island nation’s sprint dynasty may be surging back to full strength.

Jamaica, once dominant in the men’s 100m under the reign of Usain Bolt, has not claimed a world title in the event since Bolt’s final gold in Beijing 2015.

Levell’s electric form, combined with the resurgence of Thompson and Seville, suggests that drought may be about to end.

As the global track and field spotlight shifts toward Tokyo, Bryan Levell’s breakout performance is a bold warning to the rest of the sprinting world.