In-form Akani Simbine faces Olympic silver medallist Thompson in thrilling Shanghai Diamond League showdown

Kishane Thompson Shares Honest Thoughts on Track and Field Return After Reliving Paris Nightmare at Diamond League

China has been at the center stage of athletics this season. The latest addition to this fiasco? The Keqiao Diamond League on May 3. And Kishane Thompson was at the center stage of this. So what did he do? He lit up the track like a bolt from the blue. Fans had been waiting for this moment—the Jamaican sprinting sensation’s return to competitive racing after nearly a year away. And boy, did he deliver. Clocking a jaw-dropping 9.99 in the men’s 1…

The South African sprinter was the fastest on Saturday with a 9-second 98 time.

In-form Akani Simbine faces Olympic silver medallist Thompson in thrilling Shanghai Diamond League showdown

Ferdinand Omanyala finishes 9th at Shanghai Diamond League

Africa's fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala, finished ninth at the Shanghai Diamond League. Akani Simbine defeated Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson to win.

Thompson headlines Shanghai Diamond League

Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson is set to headline the Shanghai Diamond League meet today as he is scheduled to open his season in the men’s 100 metres set for 7:24 a.m. Jamaica time. Thompson will take on a stacked field which includes Olympic 200m gold medallist Letsile Tebogo of Botswana, current world leader Akani Simbine of South Africa, USA’s Christian Coleman and Ferdinand Omanyala of Kenya. Jamaica’s Rohan Watson will also feat…

Kishane Thompson to make Diamond League debut in China - Trackalerts.com, track and field news website

By Noel ‘Bravo’ Francis Kishane Thompson, the fastest man in the world last year, will make hisDiamond League season debut at the Shanghai/Keqiao meeting in China.Thompson, the Olympic silver medallist, will face strong opposition from aline-up worthy of any global final. Among his competitors are Botswana’sLetsile Tebogo, the Olympic champion over 200m and a finalist in the Paris100m. American Christian Coleman, the 2019 world champion, and red…