Kishane Thompson wins rematch against Noah Lyles

Jamaica's Kishane Thompson defeated American Noah Lyles in the 100 metres on Saturday at the Silesia Diamond League stop.

The two were meeting for the first time since the Paris 2024 men's 100-metre final won by Lyles.

Lyles won by just five-thousandths of a second in the French capital as he flew home in the closing stages. This time he had too much to do against Thompson, who is the fastest man in the world this year.

Thompson won in a time of 9.87 seconds, equalling the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial meeting record set last year by Fred Kerley.

Lyles clocked 9.90 in second, Kenny Bednarek, suffering his first defeat over 100m this season, was third in 9.96 with Christian Coleman posting the same time in fourth.

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