Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson (© Laszlo Zsigmond for World Athletics)
Jamaica’s Olympic and world 100m silver medallist Kishane Thompson ran a world 150m best of 14.92 (1.3m/s) at the Miramar Invitational, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meeting, in Florida, USA, on Saturday (4).
That performance improves on the previous world best of 14.97 set by Linford Christie in 1994, although faster times have been run for the distance on a straight track.
Thompson was racing for the first time since securing 60m silver at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 two weeks ago. Stepping up in distance in Miramar, he was pushed all the way by Zimbabwe’s Olympic and world 200m finalist Tapiwanashe Makarawu who finished second in 14.96, also dipping under the previous world best.
Tia Clayton completed a Jamaican 150m double, winning the women’s race in 16.87 (1.4m/s) ahead of her compatriot Briana Williams (16.92) and her twin sister Tina Clayton (17.00).
Conditions were windy for the 100m finals and they were won by Jamaica’s Ackeem Blake in 9.84 (2.2m/s) and Lavanya Williams in 10.99 (2.6m/s).
Two-time world 400m bronze medallist Sada Williams of Barbados topped the 300m in 36.23, winning her race ahead of Jamaica’s two-time world 200m champion Shericka Jackson. USA’s Kenondra Davis won the other race in 36.44.
USA's Jamal Britt won the 110m hurdles in 13.07 (0.8m/s) and Jamaica's Kerrica Hill the 100m hurdles in 12.81 (1.0m/s).
Jamaica won the mixed 4x100m in 41.24.
USA’s 2024 world indoor silver medallist Monae' Nichols soared to victory in the long jump with a wind-assisted 7.07m (2.6m/s). She also jumped a wind-legal 6.95m (0.3m/s).
Jamaica’s 2019 world champion Tajay Gayle won the men’s event with a leap of 8.11m and his compatriot Danniel Thomas-Dodd, the 2019 world silver medallist, topped the shot put with a throw of 19.12m.
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