A Jamaican may go into the Paris Olympics as the world's fastest man in 2024. Kishane Thompson, 22, won the Jamaican Olympic Trials 100m in 9.77 seconds, the world's fastest time in two years.

With Usain Bolt looking down from inside Japan’s National Stadium like a benevolent king, the baton of Jamaican men’s sprinting was finally passed. Dominance of the event had shifted to the United ...

Yohan Blake of Jamaica reacts during the men’s 100m heats at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan, July 31, 2021. (Photo by Li Gang/Xinhua via Getty Images) Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima Yohan ...

TOKYO, Japan — Jamaican athletes swept Olympic medals in the women's 100 meter race in a 1-2-3 finish Saturday morning. The highly anticipated race ended in a broken Olympic record after Jamaica's ...

Elaine Thompson-Herah is the fastest woman alive. The Jamaican sprinter earned the title during Saturday’s women’s 100m final at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. She sped to a 10.61 time, beating ...

Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah won the 200m gold medal, recording the second fastest time ever. She is the first woman in history to have won both the 100m and 200m gold medals in successive Olympic ...