The Olympic 100m silver medalist has only competed outdoors in her career so far
Kishan Thompson will make his debut at the Astana Indoor Meet in Kazakhstan later this month (January 25).
It will be the first World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meet of the season, with other events taking place in Belgrade, Boston, Ostrava, Karlsruhe, New York, Lievin, Torun and Madrid.
Thompson, who secured an Olympic 100m silver medal in Paris last summer, has only competed outdoors in her career so far.
The 23-year-old’s 60m best of 6.67 was set at the Jubilee Series in Jamaica two years ago, but that was outdoors.
Thompson is considered one of the most exciting sprinters on the planet and He missed becoming the 100m Olympic champion by just five thousandths of a second at the Stade de France stadium.
Noah Lyles took the win, but the pair both clocked 9.79 in the French capital.
Olympic 100 m final (River)
Last season, Thompson recorded the fastest time in the world. he clocked 9.77 in Jamaica’s Olympic Trials win, and is now 9th on the all-time 10-hour list.
The only men who have gone faster than him over the distance are: Usain Bolt, Johan Blake, Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, Justin Gatlin, Christian Coleman, Trayvon Bromell and Fred Curley.
Thompson hasn’t competed since the Olympics, so it will be interesting to see how his winter training goes and what form he is in for the 2025 season.
His main competition in Astana will be Andre De Grasse, who became the 200m Olympic champion in Tokyo and was part of Canada’s 4x100m team that won gold in Paris.
Many other Jamaicans will compete in Kazakhstan, from Tia and Tina Clayton to Natasha Morrison and Janiev Russell.
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