"Now the Olympics about to be hot";"Too fast too soon"-Fans react as Kishane Thompson clocks the second-fastest 100m of 2024 at Jamaican Trials

Kishane Thompson garnered a lot of attention from his fans on Day 1 of the Jamaican Trials, as he clocked the second-fastest time in the world in the 100m heats. He qualified for the 100m semi-finals in the trials, which started on June 27 and will conclude on June 30 at the National Stadium in Kingston.

After this win, Thompson has become the sixth fastest man in Jamaica, and before this personal best, he was renowned for his exceptional performance at the National Championships on July 6, 2023. He produced a personal best of 9.91s in the 100m to trounce Ackeem Blake. However, he eventually did not compete in the semi-finals after a sudden exit from the trials.

The 21-year-old has yet again dominated the 100m heats at the Jamaican trials and cruised towards victory after clocking 9.82s, the second-fastest 100m time in the world. He bested Oblique Seville, who recorded a time of 9.98s, and Julian Forte was in the third position with a time of 10.00s. They advanced to the 100m semi-finals, a step closer to booking their berth in Paris.

World Athletics shared his statistics on their Instagram and wrote:

"9.82🔥. Kishane Thompsin clocks the second fastest time in the world over 100m at the Jamaican Olympic trials!!"

One of his fans, amazed by the victory, commented:

"Now the Olympics about to be hot 🥵"

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Another follower, on the contrary, commented:

"Too fast too soon. He done for the finals😂"

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One of the users excited for the Olympics after witnessing this race said:

"This Olympics is cooking something🔥🔥🔥"

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Some other fans commended the athlete's skills and said:

"Insane!🤯🤯🤯🤯"

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"100m Olympics gonna be 🔥🔥🔥"

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"What an opener!"

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Noah Lyles reacts to Kishane Thompson's 9.82s win at the trials

Kishane Thompson surpassed Noah Lyles' 100m best time, 9.83s, by clocking 9.82s at the trials. The American sprinter dominated the 100m race at the US Olympic trials, and clocked the second-fastest time in the world at the time, that mark now taken by Thompson.

In a post-race interview with Cittius Mag, Lyles reacted to the Jamaican's 100m win. He said:

"All right, nice. Let's hope he stays healthy." (2:55)

While Noah Lyles has advanced to the 200m semi-finals and will compete for the finals qualification on June 28, Kishane Thompson will be vying for a spot in the 100m finals at the Jamaican trials. Along with Thompson, Oblique Seville, Ackeem Blake, Julian Forte, and a few others will be squaring off at the 100m semi-finals on Day 2 of the trials.