Overview

• Kishane Thompson delivered a gun-to-tape 9.87-second 100m to defeat Olympic champion Noah Lyles by three-hundredths of a second at the Silesia Diamond League.
• The Jamaican sprinted clear from the blocks to claim the first head-to-head rematch since losing to Lyles by 0.005 seconds in the Paris Olympic final.
• Thompson’s victory builds on his world-leading 9.75 at the Jamaican trials and cements his status as a top contender for September’s World Championships in Tokyo.
• Noah Lyles clocked 9.90 with a strong closing surge but his slow reaction time highlighted areas he must refine before the global meet.
• Lyles and teammate Kenny Bednarek resolved their Eugene-Championships shove with a private, hour-long discussion, yet fierce competition persists among U.S. sprinters.