'Let's hope he stays healthy' - Noah Lyles reacts to Kishane Thompson's 9.82s at Jamaica Olympic Trials

'Let's hope he stays healthy' - Noah Lyles reacts to Kishane Thompson's 9.82s at Jamaica Olympic Trials

Funmilayo Fameso 14:26 - 28.06.2024

Noah Lyles has a message for Kishane Thompson following his impressive performance at the Jamaican Olympic Trials.

World's fastest man Noah Lyles is wary of the threat posed by Kishane Thompson following his jaw-dropping Personal Best (PB) of 9.82s to win his heat race at the Jamaican Olympic Trials.

The 22-year-old finished ahead of Ackeem Blake, who clocked a Season's Best (SB) of 9.95s, while Sandrey Davison was third in 10.00s.

Kishane Thompson clocked a PB of 9.82s in his season opener at Jamaica Olympic Trials

More impressively, it was his season opener and ended as the fastest overall time across all heats, thus putting him in pole position to challenge for the title and earn his spot on the Jamaican team for the Paris Olympic Games.

Simultaneously as the Jamaican trials was going on, Lyles had expectedly won his 200m race at the US Trials, clocking the fastest time across all heats of 20.07s.

In a post-race interview when asked if he was interested in the proceedings at the Caribbean country, Lyles responded with a cunning answer.

"Shoot I wanna see what they do, I'm trying to see something."

"You wanna know because Kishane Thompson ran 9.82," replied the interviewer

"Alright, nice, Let's just hope he stays healthy," said Lyles.

Thompson and Lyles will compete in their respective 100m and 200m semifinals and perhaps final in their respective trials, gunning to win the titles, from where a heated matchup can be anticipated in Paris.

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