Who has Kishane Thompson's coach Stephen Francis trained? All about the head coach's top athletes ft. Shericka Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 

Kishane Thompson stunned the track world with his incredible performances in the 100m, raising prospects of a medal at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. After clocking 9.77s in the Jamaican Olympic Trials, fans were intrigued to know more about his coach, Stephen Thompson, who trained the athlete to be one of the fastest sprinters of 2024.

Vincent Francis, known as Coach Stephen Francis among Jamaicans and the track world, is the head coach of the MVP track Club based at the University of Technology in St. Andrew, Jamaica. Coach Francis is an experienced track coach known for training famous high-performance athletes like Asafa Powell, who broke the 100m world record twice in his career.

Not only short distance sprinting, but Coach Stephen Francis has also trained athletes like Shericka Williams over the 400m and Germaine Mason in the high jump. Moreover, he has played a significant role in training Shericka Jackson, who is one of the most accomplished and versatile sprinters of all time. Additionally, he has also trained the third-fastest 100m woman in history, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

Kishane Thompson rose to prominence to become the fourth-fastest Jamaican athlete of all time after his incredible run at the Jamaican Olympic Trials. His stepping into the Olympic Games as the fastest 100m athlete of 2024 has elevated coach Francis' hopes to witness his prodigy win the 100m gold medal for the first time.

Coach Stephen Francis weighs in on Kishane Thompson dipping even further in the 100m

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Kishane Thompson dominated the line-up in the 100m at the Jamaican Olympic Trials to clinch the title and seal his spot in the Jamaican Olympic Team for Paris. He clocked 9.77s to defeat Oblique Seville and Ackeem Blake to win the gold. His coach Stephen Francis spoke about Thompson running even faster in the 100m provided he maintained his speed in between the 40m and 60m mark.

"Based on what I saw him do in the final, I think if he maintained that speed that he had between 40m and 60m, he probably would have run 9.6 or 9.70. Right now, for him and his future, what he needs to do is to become an Olympic medallist first and then we shall plan everything else," he said.

Kishane Thompson will be in action at the Olympic Games in Paris where he will be on a quest for his first-ever Olympic medal competing alongside top athletes like Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek among others for the prestigious title.