Kishane Thompson convincingly defeats Tebogo and Simbine at Continental Tour in Hungary

World leader Kishane Thompson got another win in Hungary against a loaded field featuring Letsile Tebogo and Akani Simbine.

Jamaica’s new speed king Kishane Thompson will be a hard nut to crack in Paris following his impressive victory over Letsile Tebogo and Akani Simbine at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial in Hungary.

The 22-year-old showed why he’s the fastest in the world this year, blazing to a convincing 9.91s (-0.6) despite easing up about 30m from the finish line and looking across the field to win the men’s 100m event.

Botswana’s youngster Tebogo was second in a Season’s Best (SB) of 9.99s, edging Simbine to third in 10.01s. Thompson’s rise to dominance after his incredible performance at the Jamaican Olympic trials, where he won in a world-leading time of 9.77s, was an eye-opener to being a major gold medal contender at the Paris Olympics.

With this smooth victory in Hungary, surely he has stamped his name as the one to beat in Paris, where he will be gunning to deliver another gold medal for his country in the event since the legendary Usain Bolt.