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Kishane Thompson became the joint-ninth fastest man in history after running the 100m in 9.77 seconds to win the men’s 100m at the Jamaican Olympic trials on Friday.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 22-year-old, who had not raced at all this season before the trials, is in just his second season as a professional.<\/p>\n
But his time of 9.77 seconds means he is now the fourth fasted Jamaican in history behind Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Asafa Powell.<\/p>\n
“My coach instructed me just to run the first 60 metres, nothing more – after that, shut it down,” said Thompson.<\/p>\n
“If I came second or third, I would\u2019ve made the team. The goal wasn\u2019t to prove anything tonight, just run the 70 or 60 metres and see where I was.”<\/p>\n
In the women’s 100m, Shericka Jackson recovered from a bad start to win in 10.84 seconds ahead of rivals Tia Clayton and two-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who ran 10.84secs and 10.94secs respectively. <\/p>\n
\u201cCoach and I sat down and talked about how we wanted the approach the season, and I think we did pretty good, having only ran one 100m prior to the national trials,\u201d Jackson told Reuters.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Grant Holloway has unfinished business in the 110m hurdles at the Games after qualifying at the US Olympic team trials in Oregon. <\/p>\n
The 26-year-old won silver in that event at Tokyo in 2021 but was far from satisfied with finishing as runner-up.<\/p>\n
“Do I look at it every day like it should have been mine? No. I\u2019ve done four world championships, indoors and out, and I\u2019ve got four gold medals. I feel like I\u2019ve already solidified myself in that realm,” said Holloway. <\/p>\n
Holloway is looking to make amends in Paris and his 12.86secs time on Friday was the fastest of his career. <\/p>\n
He finished narrowly ahead of rivals Freddie Crittenden and Daniel Roberts, who finished with times of 12.93secs and 12.96secs respectively.<\/p>\n
In the 100m hurdles, Lolo Jones became the first woman over the age of 40 to compete in the US trials. <\/p>\n
The 41-year-old, who has competed at three Games, came last in her heat but qualified for Saturday’s semi-final. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n