The presence of the great favorite, Noah Lyles, marks the 100 meters final of the Paris Games, which will be held this Sunday (9:50 pm), after going through the semifinals at 8:05 pm Lyles arrives as the world champion of the 100, 200 and 4×100, and this year he set the best mark of his life, 9.81. He was always considered the best 200m runner, but he improved in the hectometer, despite the fact that his stud output was probably his weak point. He felt extremely motivated to finally win an individual Olympic gold after bronze in the 200 at the Tokyo Games cost him so little. He is the favorite, but he is not the only candidate.
The party of the most fashionable and promising Jamaican, Kishane Thompson (23 years old), could be the best of the year. Train with Stephen Francis, former mentor of Asafa Powell. In Saturday’s heats, Thompson impressed, not because of his score (10.00), but because he really let himself go 30 meters from the finish.
In the running, although there are few a priori options, is the surprising Olympic champion three years ago, the Italian Marcell Jacobs. Since then, almost nothing has gone right for him. Irregularity, injuries… Of course, it was enough for him to win the European gold two months ago, but his record (9.92) is not one of the best.
Other contenders in the background: the Jamaican Oblique Seville, who managed to beat Lyles at the beginning of the season with 100, or the only world-class Kenyan sprinter, Ferdinand Omanyala (9.79 this year). And a former world champion, the American Fred Kerley, or his compatriot Bednarek.
Source: La Verdad
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