World Athletics Championships 2025: Noah Lyles ‘in form of life’ – but will it be enough to retain world 100m crown?

Should either Thompson or Seville triumph, they would become the first Jamaican man to win a global 100m title since Usain Bolt nine years ago.

Speaking on BBC One, four-time global heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill said: “Kishane Thompson looked phenomenal. The strength and power he had coming out of the starting blocks, his transition phase, he even slowed down massively towards the finish line. I think he’s definitely one to really watch.”

Meanwhile, Kenny Bednarek will believe he can keep the world title on American soil as the second-fastest athlete this year, with a best of 9.79 seconds.

That is so long as he remembers to bring his spikes, having forgotten to pack them when travelling to Tokyo.

“I am just a clumsy dude,” he explained.

“I have been focusing on so many things, I am the type of athlete that will always leave something at the track or forget something back home. It is just something that has always been like that. Friends and family help me out.”

Great Britain’s world 100m bronze medallist Zharnel Hughes, world indoor 60m champion Jeremiah Azu, and Romell Glave will hope to put themselves into the medal race.