After clocking the world-leading time in the men’s 100m final at the Jamaican National Senior Championships, Kishane Thompson was asked during the post-race press conference whether he had been focusing on his dip at the finish. The Jamaican rising star responded candidly, saying, “Dipping is not really the key part of a race, honestly. If a person is good as they are, from 0 to 100 meters, if you set yourself apart from the competition, you don’t need to dip. I’m just saying that.” Thompson spoke with a composed yet deliberate tone, sounding like someone who had once commanded 90 meters of an Olympic final, only to walk away with less than expected. “Imagine going from 0 to 95 meters or 90 meters about, and you’re at the back of the field. Dipping is not going to save you the win. You get what I’m saying?” That remark made at least one track and field analyst wonder if Thompson was subtly throwing shade at Noah Lyles. But the analyst also sensed there was more behind those words.
In the recent episode of Track World News, Noah Williams made things clear. He said, “I don’t know if you’ve seen his post-race interview, but he kind of took a jab at Noah. And he said something along the lines of, you know, if you’re that great, you shouldn’t have to dip. Or if you’re that much better than everyone, you shouldn’t have to dip. So, that obviously is a jab at Noah.”
The report is developing….
The post Noah Lyles Warned by Fellow American After Kishane Thompson’s Bold Statement appeared first on EssentiallySports.