Thompson wins Jamaica's 100m Olympic trials in 9.77 seconds

Kishane Thompson became nan joint-ninth fastest man successful history aft moving nan 100m successful 9.77 seconds to triumph nan men's 100m astatine nan Jamaican Olympic tests connected Friday.

The 22-year-old, who had not raced astatine each this play earlier nan trials, is successful conscionable his 2nd play arsenic a professional.

But his clip of 9.77 seconds intends he is now nan 4th fasted Jamaican successful history down Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Asafa Powell.

"My coach instructed maine conscionable to tally nan first 60 metres, thing much - aft that, unopen it down," said Thompson.

"If I came 2nd aliases third, I would’ve made nan team. The extremity wasn’t to beryllium thing tonight, conscionable tally nan 70 aliases 60 metres and spot wherever I was."

In nan women's 100m, Shericka Jackson recovered from a bad commencement to triumph successful 10.84 seconds up of rivals Tia Clayton and two-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who ran 10.84secs and 10.94secs respectively.

“Coach and I sat down and talked astir really we wanted nan attack nan season, and I deliberation we did beautiful good, having only ran 1 100m anterior to nan nationalist trials,” Jackson told Reuters.

Elsewhere, Grant Holloway has unfinished business successful nan 110m hurdles astatine nan Games aft qualifying astatine nan US Olympic squad tests successful Oregon.

The 26-year-old won metallic successful that arena astatine Tokyo successful 2021 but was acold from satisfied pinch finishing arsenic runner-up.

"Do I look astatine it each time for illustration it should person been mine? No. I’ve done 4 world championships, indoors and out, and I’ve sewage 4 golden medals. I consciousness for illustration I’ve already solidified myself successful that realm," said Holloway.

Holloway is looking to make amends successful Paris and his 12.86secs clip connected Friday was nan fastest of his career.

He vanished narrowly up of rivals Freddie Crittenden and Daniel Roberts, who vanished pinch times of 12.93secs and 12.96secs respectively.

In nan 100m hurdles, Lolo Jones became nan first female complete nan property of 40 to compete successful nan US trials.

The 41-year-old, who has competed astatine 3 Games, came past successful her power but qualified for Saturday's semi-final.