Kishane Thompson has continued his winning ways in the 60m, winning in Astana but seemingly encountering a slight strain that lasted a few minutes after he finished the race.
Kishane Thompson has continued his winning streak in the 60m at the Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes in Kazakhstan.
The national 100m champion clocked an impressive 6.56 seconds to cross the finish line first ahead of Ali Al Balushi and Shuhei Tada who finished second and third in impressive times of 6.60 seconds and 6.62 seconds respectively.
Former Olympic 200m champion Andre De Grasse finished distant sixth, crossing the finish line in a time of 6.74 seconds.
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Kishane had a poor start from the blocks but caught up with his rivals as he went on to cross the finish line first. However, after finishing the race, he seemingly struggled to walk and limped for a little while before the strain eased up.
He also started off slowly from the blocks in the heats but still managed to win, clocking an impressive 6.58 seconds, to cross the finish line.
He opened his 2025 season with his first 60m ever at the Central Hurdles Relays and Field Events where he clocked an impressive personal best time of 6.48 seconds to cross the finish line first.
Last season was one of the most successful for the 23-year-old who set a world leading time of 9.77 seconds at the Jamaican Olympic trials, beating Oblique Seville and Ackeem Blake to second and third place.
Kishane proceeded to the win the 100m at the Gyulai István Memorial, Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix before heading to the Paris Olympic Games.
The Jamaican sprint king started off with dominant wins in the heats and semifinal but encountered a setback in the final after finishing second to Noah Lyles, set apart by just milliseconds.
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Elaine Thompson-Herah has been a victim of injuries and at one point in her career, she felt like there was no need to keep trying.
Kishane and triple world champion Noah Lyles both clocked 9.79 seconds with Fred Kerley coming in third in a time of 9.81 seconds.
This season, having gained the experience and tough lesson from the Paris Olympic Games, he will be looking to dethrone Noah Lyles from the 100m crown at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
