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Thompson erases Omanyala's world lead at Olympic trials

(From left to right) Kishane Thompson of Jamaica, Letsile Tebogo of Botswana, Noah Lyles of the United States, Christian Coleman of the United States, and Ferdinand Omanyala of Kenya compete in the Men's 100m during the 2023 Prefontaine Classic and Wanda Diamond League Final at Hayward Field on September 16, 2023 in Eugene, Oregon. [AFP]

Kishane Thompson won the men's 100m in 9.77secs, the fastest time in the world this year, and Shericka Jackson dominated the women's 100m final on Friday at the Jamaican Olympic athletics trials.

Thompson, with a wind of 0.9m/sec, took the title in Kingston with Oblique Seville second in 9.82 and Ackeem Blake third in 9.92 to book their trips to the Paris Olympics.

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