Kishane Thompson Gets Revenge on Noah Lyles with Record-Breaking Run in Silesia

Kishane Thompson got sweet revenge over Noah Lyles, setting a meet record in the men's 100m at the Diamond League Meeting in Silesia.

Kishane Thompson and Noah Lyles were locking horns for the first time since the Paris Olympic Games men’s 100m final.

In that race, they both clocked 9.79 seconds, but it was Noah Lyles who walked away with the top honours, after edging out Kishane Thompson by five thousandths of a second.

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Kishane Thompson had a steady start from the blocks and maintained the consistency all the way to the finish line. On his part, Noah Lyles took time to catch up with the Olympic 100m silver medallist and was forced to take bitter second.

Kishane Thompson clocked a meeting record time of 9.87 seconds, with the reigning Olympic champion coming in second in a time of 9.90 seconds.

Kenny Bednarek and Christian Coleman followed closely, finishing second and third in respective times of 9.96 seconds. Another American, Trayvon Bromell was fifth in the race.

Akani Simbine, who had been dominant at the start of the season, could only afford a seventh-place finish in 10.10 seconds.

Before the race, Noah Lyles expressed the excitement of competing against Kishane Thompson, the fastest man in the world in 2025.

The three-time world 200m champion was competing in his third 100m of the season after finishing second behind Oblique Seville at the Diamond League Meeting in London and winning his heat of the 100m at the US Championships.

"It's going to be a fast race regardless, you basically have the Olympic final. Maybe just missing two people, adding some really fast people, it's going to be good regardless. Of course, having Kishane there is going to make it even better," Noah Lyles said.

On his part, Kishane Thompson has been impressive in the men’s 100m this season, starting from the Diamond League Meeting in Keqiao, where he finished second behind Akani Simbine.

Kishane Thompson would then continue his campaign at the JAAA WA Championships Preparation #1 and then to the Racers Grand Prix, winning both races.

He made a mark at the Jamaican Championships, clocking a stunning 9.75 seconds, the fastest time in the world since 2015.

Kishane Thompson then went on to win the Prefontaine Classic before his recent exploits at the Gyulai István Memorial, a Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix.