Kishane Thompson has embraced a series of firsts, from seeing snow and touching it to making his indoor debut in Astana.
Kishane Thompson has admitted to the culture shock he has been slapped with as he gears up for his first indoor race at the Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes in Astana, Kazakhstan on January 25.
Kishane has admitted that he has never seen nor touched snow and for the first time ever in his life, he has been able to experience the same ahead of competition day.
The Olympic 100m silver medallist revealed that he has no pressure going into the 60m race and he knows things will be a bit different since he has never competed under such conditions, revealing that Jamaica has never been that cold.
Usain Bolt and Noah Lyles have become iconic advocates for clean competition, proving greatness can be achieved without doping.
He pointed out that it will be his first time competing indoors and he will just be out to enjoy himself and not put a lot of pressure to deliver.
“It’s my first-time seeing snow and touching it and it’s my first time indoors, so it’s an experience. In Jamaica, it’s no where as near as this cold so I’m just going to add up to this new experience as well,” Kishane Thompson said in a pre-race press conference.
“It’s my first time competing indoors and I don’t really have any more expectations just like into the stages and this is a new territory for me. I’m just going to enjoy myself, no expectations, no pressure.”
He has already gauged his body, competing at the Central Hurdles Relays and Field Events where he won the 60m race in a personal best time of 6.48 seconds.
Kishane enjoyed a stellar 2024 season but injuries locked him out of the last quarter of the season, nonetheless, he was able to accomplish great milestones.
He won the Jamaican trials in a world leading time of 9.77 seconds before proceeding to the Paris Olympic Games where he claimed the silver medal in the 100m, finishing second behind Noah Lyles as they both clocked 9.79 seconds.
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Noah Lyles almost never uses this one tactic in his racing that he was forced to use thanks to Kishane Thompson’s threat in the final of the 100m at the Paris Olympics.
He had to end his season after the Olympic Games due to injuries but from his first race of the season where he won, 2025 promises to be bigger and better.
Kishane Thompson will be eyeing the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan as his main event of the season where he has intentions to dethrone defending champion Noah Lyles.
