Kishane Thompson wins Olympic revenge against Noah Lyles in thrilling 100m contest at Silesia Diamond League

In a thrilling men's 100m contest that had five Paris finalists lined up, Kishane Thompson finally got his Olympic revenge over Noah Lyles, overcoming the stacked field at the Silesia Diamond League.

The Jamaican champion capitalised on his trademark good start to take the lead ahead of the field and held on to the finish line, clocking an impressive 9.87s (0.3)

Lyles closed off nicely for second spot in a new season's best of 9.90s, while newly crowned US champion Kenny Bednarek tasted his first 100m defeat of the season to finish third in 9.96s, the same time as Christian Coleman in fourth.

With his victory, Thompson made it his eighth consecutive victory in the event this season, with his first and only loss being to Akani Simbine at the Xiamen Diamond League on May 3.

Having won the Olympic silver medal behind Lyles in Paris last summer, the Jamaican champion now stands as the favourite to win his first world title in Tokyo next month.

Also, as the world leader with a blistering time of 9.75s clocked to successfully defend his national title, Thompson wi