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Fastest time in Men’s 100m belongs also to Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson
Jamaica, August 15, 2024 – Kishane Thompson shares the fastest time in the Men’s 100m, controversially awarded the silver medal
Currently, Jamaica’s fastest man, Kishane Thompson is 23-year-old and proved to be the sprinter who would not disappoint at the Summer Olympics in Paris. It was Kishane who led a chase to the finish line in, arguably, the closest 100m sprint ever seen at this level.
Though sports analysts argued that Thompson should have also been awarded a gold medal in the race, sharing the champion title with the USA’s Noah Lyles, a photo finish verdict gave it to Lyles, said to have completed the dash five thousandths of a second ahead of Kishane Thompson.