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Thompson Withdraws From Lausanne as Lyles Stays on Track for Worlds

The season’s fastest man cites shin discomfort, leaving Lyles to seek another 100m tune‑up in Lausanne before a Zurich 200m start ahead of his Tokyo title defenses.

Athletics - Diamond League - Silesia - Silesian Stadium, Chorzow, Poland - August 16, 2025 Jamaica's Kishane Thompson celebrates after setting a new Meeting Record to win the Men's 100m Final REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel/File Photo
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Overview

  • Reuters confirms Kishane Thompson is out of Wednesday’s Lausanne 100m with reported shin discomfort and is unlikely to race again before September’s world championships in Tokyo.
  • Noah Lyles, coming off a season‑best 9.90 behind Thompson’s 9.87 in Silesia, said he is encouraged by his progress as he lines up another 100m in Lausanne.
  • The Lausanne field features Oblique Seville and Courtney Lindsey after Thompson’s withdrawal, removing a planned rematch of the Olympic 100m photo‑finish rivals.
  • Lyles has a global wild card for the Zurich Diamond League 200m next week, with the AP noting the lineup likely includes Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo.
  • After Silesia, Lyles floated a one‑on‑one race with Thompson in Kingston, though the idea remains a proposal rather than a scheduled event.