Is Kishane Thompson or Noah Lyles the Gold Medal Favorite? | Current Landscape of the Mens 100m Dash

Kishane Thompson literally ran Noah's PR for rounds and then ran 9.7 barely trying. If we say he's not the favourite we're lying

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Thompson is on another level in terms of talent. If he is healthy, he will destroy Lyles. He is the great talent who was missing from the 100m for several years.

Since the Bolt era, I have never seen a sprinter run 9.8/9.7 sec. so easily. If he stays healthy is is a lock to win the 100m at Paris.

Anyone who thinks they know for certain who's winning is delusional We're so lucky to have a stacked field, it's gonna be really good competition!

Well 2008 was Shelly Ann Frazer first international competition in an individual event as a SENIOR and we all know how that worked out. She was under the guidance of coach FRANCIS Kishane's Coach. The Argument of whether he can handle the rounds should be put to bed now. 1. Kishane 2 previous 9.85 and 9.87 was done outside Jamaica 2. He ran 3 rounds similar to what is required in the Olympic and ran easy 9.82 then 9.84 & 9.77 this done at sea level 3. Lets remind everyone that the USA trials in Eugene is at a slight altitude and when adjusted NOAH's time is Equivalent to 9.85 at sea leavel the same time he ran at the RACERS Grand Prix loosing to Seville. The same can be said of Ferdinand time in Kenya . Wishing all the best to all the athletes may the best person on the day Win.

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Don't know where this "can Kishane Thompson handle the rounds?" came from as he just proved that he can run 9.8s in rounds and 9.7 when it really matters. The real question is whether he has the sense of the moment and the mental strength to handle the pressure of the finals. He's the clear favorite for Gold right now imo if he remains injury free and can maintain or even slightly improve on current form.

It’s really hard to go against Noah. He has the experience and no one is more mentally strong than him

Base on times I would go with Jamaica. However, overall it it open and a really good field since 2012 too

Out of everyone, Noah is probably the most consistent runner in the field over the past few years. With the lack of injuries to his improvements from 60m/150m to him slowing down towards the end of his US Trials final, he definitely has more in the tank. Given his coach's recent interview from US Trials, I definitely believe Noah can get 9.7 by the time the Olympics and potentially win. A lot of people underestimated Lyles at Budapest and this year at US Trials and I think it would be very comical to do so here given his race history. For Kishane, he definitely has the mechanics to win the Gold medal. However, he lacks World & Olympic experience so it's not 100% clear of how he can perform on the big stage. Without injuries, he definitely has a great opportunity to shine but to be a World/Olympic Champion, it definitely requires more than physical attributes to win. Similar to Seville, who has yet to have medalled at a World Championships as an individual athlete, it's honestly about getting to the next step up for him. Marcell Jacobs definitely has a great opportunity to be in the mix considering his European Championship victory a couple of weeks ago and that he is injury free. There are others who could definitely contest but I think right now, this may be the 4 in my mind who could pull medals at this moment. This 100m is definitely going to be a warzone in Paris.

Kishane gives me the excitement that Bolt used to give !

Given the non-stop back & forth between Kishane & Noah fans, would be the funniest thing if a non-US/JAM athlete ends up winning the 100m Final in Paris :) Can you imagine the discourse if Marcell Jacobs who's technically in better form heading into Paris '24 than Tokyo '21 wins back-to-back Olympic 100m Titles?!

Kishane is well coached and will conserve his energy in the prelims and semi-finals. We all saw how he shut it down early in the finals of the trials. It will be an extremely exciting 100 m finals on Aug. 4th in Paris.

Kishane FLASH 9.65 Seville 9.78 Noah 9.82 Simbine 9.89 Thank you

As much as I think about the men's 100 , .. Maybe I'm overthinking it but I think Fred is getting back into 2022 form, and he has something to prove..

Marcel Jacob, deGrasse, Tebogo, Hughes,simbine, omanolya, +3 Jamaican n 3 Americans..... very very competitive

Kishannneeeeeeeeeee the Konqueror Thompson

Hurricane 🌀 kishane will definitely win that Gold 🥇 at Olympic Games 🇯🇲

I just want to see all the athletes healthy and may the best and most talented athlete win.