Kishane Thompson shines, Shericka Jackson suffer setback in Hungary

Jamaican athletes experienced mixed results at the 14th Gyulai István Memorial World Continental Gold meet in Hungary on Tuesday.

While Kishane Thompson delivered a stellar performance, Shericka Jackson’s unexpected injury raised concerns ahead of the upcoming Olympics.

Following his impressive performance at the Jamaica National Championships, where he clocked a world-leading 9.77 seconds, Thompson confirmed his elite status by winning the men’s 100 metres with a time of 9.91 seconds. He demonstrated his dominance by shutting down with less than 20 metres to go, yet still securing a comfortable victory.

Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo finished second with a season’s best of 9.99 seconds, and South Africa’s Akani Simbine, the meet record holder, came third with 10.01 seconds. Jamaica’s Rohan Watson and Michael Campbell finished fourth and seventh, respectively.