On Saturday, August 16, it was greatly expected that the 100m Men’s Finals in the Diamond League Slemesia Diamond League was very expected for several reasons. Olympic medalists gold and silver medalists Noah Lyles and Kishane Thompson first met since the final in Paris 2024. Add to intrigue was a Hint of voltage between Lyles and his countryman Kenneth Bednarek At the US Championships Track & Field at the beginning of the month, after a minor incident of pushing and shoving during the finals.
All three sprinters made a stage on Saturday at the Silesian stadium in Poland Chorzow. Kishane Thompson won the 100m Men’s 100m final in the new Record of 9.87 seconds – 0.13 seconds is ashamed of his personal and best seasons. Lyles finished second in 9.90 seconds and recovered from a slow start to challenge his Jamaican rival over the last 30 meters.
Although he missed the victory, Lyles showed progress and cropped by 0.10 seconds from the best season. Bednarek secured third place in 9.96 seconds, lasted Christian Coleman (9.96) and Trayvon Bromell (9.97). It is important that he avoided any repetition of his spit with Lyles, who had a larger battle on his hands.
For Thompson it was an important victory in the Olympic final match against Lyles. While the American in Paris bordered him with the narrowest margins, Jamai this time remained comfortably clear. Thompson controlled the weapon plant and resisted Lyles’s late increase. With a few more meters, Lyles could catch him, but Thompson kept firm to secure his title.
It is remarkable that Thompson arrived in Silesia only on Friday after a delayed flight, yet he showed no signs of fatigue when he attacked home. The 24 -year -old man put an excellent momentum before the World Championship and expanded his unsurpassed run to eight races, a stripe that includes his personal best of 9.75 seconds to Jamaican championships in June.
On the other hand, Lyles launched his 100m campaign quite late and attacked his first two races in July. The Olympic champion is trying to perfectly timing his peak for the World Championship in Tokyo, which starts on 13th September.
Exciting three -way rivalry?
The rivalry between Thompson, Lyles and Bednar promises to be one of the defining storyline events of the season. While Lyles and Thompson maintain a cordial relationship outside the track despite their hard rivalry on the track, the Jamaican consistency in 2025 could upset the American.
Only last week Thompson commented on his leading time and said he did not approve of being the fastest man, like other-spicy remarks, widely interpreted as a reference to Lyles. American’s personal best costs 9.79 seconds, 0.04 slower than Thompson’s benchmark.
Bednarek described Noah Lyles “Nesportsmanlike” after a heated 200m settlement at the US Track & Field Championship, which almost cooked into a physical quarrel. Lyles, a triple world champion at the event, attacked Bednarek to win in 19.63 seconds, and turned his head to stare him down as they crossed the border.
In response to Bednarek, Lyly put Lyly in the back before the couple changed what looked like heated words.
Cooking outside the field in combination with the blistering pace on the track will only increase intrigues and expectations of the world championship.
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Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
August 16, 2025
