Kishane Thompson on his way to a 100m win in Szekesfehervar (© Laszlo Zsigmond)
Jamaica’s Olympic medallist Kishane Thompson is set to make his indoor debut at the Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes, the first World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting of 2025, on 25 January.
The 23-year-old, who secured 100m silver at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has been announced for the 60m in Astana, Kazakhstan. While he has not raced indoors in his career so far, Thompson does have a PB for 60m of 6.67, set in an outdoor race in 2022.
His last competition was the Paris Olympics, where he ran 9.79 to finish a close second behind Noah Lyles in the 100m final. Thompson’s 100m PB of 9.77 was set at the Jamaican Championships last June.
His competition in Astana will include Canada’s Andre De Grasse, the Tokyo Olympic 200m champion who ran 6.66 to finish sixth in the final in Astana last year.
In the women’s 60m, Tia and Tina Clayton will be joined by their Jamaican compatriot Natasha Morrison and Bahamian sprinter Anthonique Strachan. Sada Williams and Janieve Russell will race the women’s 400m, while Alex Haydock-Wilson is entered for the men’s event.
Two-time world champion Chase Jackson will be in action in the shot put, while Marquis Dendy will contest the long jump. The list of athletes entered so far also includes Hirut Meshesha in the 3000m, Nia Ali in the 60m hurdles and Cornelius Tuwei in the 1500m.
Ogunleye, Jackson and Mitton to clash in Karlsruhe
After competing in Astana, Chase Jackson will travel to Germany for the INIT Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe, the season’s fifth World Indoor Tour Gold meeting, on 7 February.
There, the two-time world indoor medallist will face Canada’s world indoor champion Sarah Mitton and home favourite Yemisi Ogunleye, who won Olympic gold in Paris, in a clash of the top three athletes on the world rankings.
There will also be strong home support in Karlsruhe for Tokyo Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo, who has been announced for the long jump.
