'Barely started my journey' - Kishane Thompson unfazed by consecutive silver medals and shortcomings in winning global titles

Jamaica's 100m champion Kishane Thompson is unfazed by shortcomings in winning global titles after two consecutive second-place finishes at the Olympics and World Championships.

The sprint star who has the fastest time of 9.75s in the world this year, which he set to win the Jamaican title back in July, fell short of replicating the same performance at the just concluded World Championships in Tokyo.

Thompson settled for another second-place finish behind his compatriot Oblique Seville, who blazed to a new personal best of 9.79s to win Jamaica's first world title in a decade since Usain Bolt.

It was his second consecutive silver medal at a major championship, having settled for the same position at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, behind his fierce American rival Noah Lyles.

Despite his shortcomings of not yet winning his first global gold medal, Thompson remains confident in his abilities and believes his time will come.

"Barely even started my journey it’s only up from here," he wrote as a caption to his post on his world championships outing in Tokyo.

Thompson may still be short of having his glorious moment on the top podium. Still, his consistency in the past three years proves he remains a force in the men's sprint division, and it's only a matter of time before he actualizes the most important medal that has eluded his young career.