Who Will Medal in the Men's 100m at the 2025 World Champs?

[@etrin160]

I reckon Kishane will be more relaxed this time around so he will win if healthy

[@TheWayWithKhuwayne]

I think the bigger concern is the injury factor and if he will be 100% healthy into this new season. So far, he hasn't had a full season without some form of major injury. Meanwhile, Noah has been very consistent with his health for the most part.

[@TheFinalLeg]

That's what I'm thinking and why I have him as my favorite for gold. He's learned how to run rounds and how to beat the best guys in the world. I still think the race will be close, but I think Kishane knows how to execute in a high pressure situation now.

[@Bigbearhunting]

Happy New Year, guys. This will be a long season as the World Championships are in September in Tokyo this year. By that time, many of the athletes will be washed out. So this season will be one of physical and mental endurance. The favourites fir the men's 100m are Kishane Thompson and Noah Lyles for Gold. Tebogo, Oblique, Kerley and Coleman are also in the conversation.

[@joshuasanimations]

Noah is improving at the same rate and does better in big stages

[@XDF745]

It was a mistake for Kishane to not gain some experience in 2023 racing at Worlds.

[@samuelzobo4961]

I think Tokyo 2025 will be legendary. Obviously, I’m already qualifying Noah and Thompson for the first and second places. I am 100% convinced that one of them will win. People might think I’m crazy, but I truly believe that both of them, in this race, if the conditions are excellent, and as good as they were in Paris, will run under 9.75. Because normally, if Noah and Thompson had a good reaction time in the 2024 final, they would have already run 9.76 or 9.77. So, I truly believe that both will run under 9.75. It’s going to be epic. In any case, one thing is certain: the only person who can beat Thompson in the 100 meters is Noah, and the only person who can beat Noah in the 100 meters is Thompson.

[@TheFinalLeg]

Yea I think were in for something special in Tokyo just like we saw in Paris. Based on what we have seen, Noah and Kishane are safe bets for the top-2 considering its only January right now. I also agree, both are capable of sub 9.75, I think Kishane has much more potential than Noah though for sure, but as we said in the video, Noah knows how to control a race and win in whatever time is necessary, which may not be the fastest.

[@HeartOfFaith4Jesus]

Don’t think Seville has what it takes?

[@Yes_I_c4n]

The only? Seville beat Lyles twice and is well capable of running 9.7s, from what we saw. Also, both sub 9.75s seem highly unlikely. You're talking 6.40s split for Noah when talking about a 9.75s, you realize that, don't you? Though Noah is close at 6.43s/6.44, he hasn't improved on that since Budapest, so all of a sudden going 6.40s seems unlikely. We'll see.

[@tyeguy5373]

@samuelxobo4961 You leaving out Oblique Seville who beat Noah twice already, you need to watch Wayview mirror. Noah will never go 9.75 at 28 years old thats Oblique and Kishane Territory they both under 24 years old and at the Jamaican trials 100m final the flash time on the clock was 9.73 before it was adjusted to 9.77.. At the American trials at Haywood field which is one of the fastest track, that flash time never brake into the 9.7 in the 100m finals.. I’m just telling don’t be surprise if Kishane Thompson sets the world leading time again for 2025 at 9.72 or 9.69 and scared the shit out everybody, he did last season with 9.77…

[@tyeguy5373]

@@HeartOfFaith4Jesus Well Seville beat Noah Lyles twice while looking back at him in Jamaica and in Paris at the semifinals before he re-Aggravated his groin again before the final..

[@alomajaolayemi3920]

Noah definitely. He is very consistent.

[@tyeguy5373]

@alomajadalyami9920 Noah is facing 2 people who is just as fast as him or even faster than him. And nobody is under no illusion those 2 younger Jamaicans will beat him because he haven’t being impressive against the them like he it in the bag this time.. Those 2 will be adjusting their race for the WC this time won’t be like the Olympic….

[@alomajaolayemi3920]

@@tyeguy5373 Like the way Seville has been adjusting his race for the last three finals? 🤣. Besides, we do not know the extent of Kishane's injury. He may never ever reach his peak again.

[@wallyd6380]

💯 💯 💯 ​@@tyeguy5373

[@AthleticsEditz]

@@alomajaolayemi3920 What Kishane injury are you on about? He wasn't injured after the 100m final as far as I'm aware?!

[@alomajaolayemi3920]

@AthleticsEditz He has been injured since shortly after the Olympics. It's the reason why he didn't race for the rest of the season. I don't know if he has recovered now, but he was injured for the rest of the season.

[@73shay93]

Thanks for this content appreciate you & Coach Rob.

[@TheFinalLeg]

Appreciate you!

[@NateHopps-z2o]

Kishane has now had the experience at a global championship he is naturally more poerfull and faster than noah fred oblique and others so i am picking him next year

[@trackletix_tv]

that makes no sense. how could noah not be as motivated when he craves good competition and is competing against at least 10 men who are that good enough to beat him. also a win for him would for sure put him in the top 5 all time. i dont even like noah and i'm making an argument for him. a win for him is for sure as significant as it is for the other guys

[@ammo444]

Who would he knock out the top 5 alltime ?

[@trackletix_tv]

@@ammo444 justin gatlin

[@tyeguy5373]

@trsckletx_tv I got news for you Noah will never be able to beat Oblique Seville again because of his start. Whenever Oblique jump out of that block on its over because Noah take too long to build up in first 60m and he rely on his top end catch Seville and the by the time gets in his drive faze the race is over..

[@edabakah]

The only time I think Noah relaxes is when no one has valid arguments against him. The fact he won the 100m by the size of a toenail and then got bronze in the 200m has everyone questioning him. That'll give him motivation to try and remove all doubt. Not saying he'll do it but the motivation will be there.

[@TheWayWithKhuwayne]

This season will be very different to many others with the Worlds in September. The scheduling of this season is long and isn't comfortable and I think it's going to display/expose who can or cannot peak accordingly, handle the elements of it all and stay healthy until Worlds in Japan. Until I see Kishane healthy and compete more frequently throughout the season, I personally can't put my prediction to win on athletes with consistent injury histories like this. Based on their big race performances the past few years, I think Fred and Noah look primed to medal but its early days in 2025 and will be intrigued to see how the season goes.

[@samuelzobo4961]

@TheWayWithKhuwayne I agree that athletes need to be careful and peak at the right time, meaning they should hit their prime shape at the perfect moment. For example, if they reach their peak performance or best physical condition in August while the competition starts in mid-September, they might not deliver the expected results by mid-September. So, I believe it’s crucial for athletes to ensure they don’t peak at the wrong time. However, regarding Noah, Kishane, and Fred, I disagree. Let’s be honest about Fred: we need to state something very clearly-he was able to run 9.81 thanks to his absolutely legendary reaction time. It wasn’t a normal reaction time; typically, you don’t see a reaction time of 0.10-it’s extremely rare. That’s why I don’t believe he’ll be on the podium in Tokyo 2025. In fact, I don’t even see him making the top 4, to be honest. Maybe I’m being harsh, but that’s how I sincerely feel. As for Kishane, whether he’s injured or not, I think the season is long enough to work in his favor. If he happens to get injured at some point, he would still have enough time to recover. So, in my opinion, Kishane will either take gold or silver-there’s no other option. For me, it will be Kishane and Noah in the top 1 or top 2 spots.

[@TheFinalLeg]

Yea its a very long season. I think a few athletes (Coleman, Fred, Kenny) will skip indoors, while Noah may run just a few races. And the Jamaican's will also skip indoors. Its really early predictions of course so were going off hypotheticals, but if Kishane is healthy and replicates what he did last year, with a bit more knowledge of how to execute at a global championship, I think he takes it. But that's with little information for now. The 100m field is so close that I think any 8 of the top guys can win gold and it would not be a surprise.

[@tyeguy5373]

@TheWayWithkah Kishane Coach is the master of scheduling meaningful race for his athletes, notice nobody from MVP track club sign up to participates in the Grand Slam in Jamaica Stephan Francis mostly focus on global medals thats his traget. He will have his athletics running in just enough race that he think they need.. You won’t see Kishane running in every race and risk injuries..

[@TheWayWithKhuwayne]

@@tyeguy5373 Every athlete is different and every coach is different. Sydney is doing Grand Slam Track even though Bobby Kersee & her are known to doing less races as a partnership during each season. Personally, this is how I feel in terms of predictions and hopefully Kishane can qualify from Jamaican Nationals and is healthy by the Tokyo Worlds, I wish him the best.

[@AthleticsEditz]

@TheWayWithKhuwayne I agree, however Kerley only got bronze in Paris because of his reaction time (0.108). Of course if he's in his 2022 form he can absolutely medal, etc. but from what I've seen from him he's more likely not going to than going to.

[@ricobuttonpusher7061]

Noah has proven everyone wrong time and time again so I don’t see why to doubt him now

[@tyeguy5373]

@recobuttonpusher7766 Noah wins are too close and that going to be a problem for him especially with those 2 Jamaicans one already beat him twice and the other one going to be very difficult for him beat again after that.0005 of a second win against him…

[@jusbusff9306]

Because every time he proves us wrong the gap between he and his competitors gets smaller and smaller

[@samuelzobo4961]

@jusbusff9306 The only person who might be faster than Noah in the 100 meters is Kishane Thompson. He’s the only real challenge for Noah. Seville is very good and can beat Noah, but when it comes to a final, it’s a completely different story. For example, Thompson had a significant lead over Noah in the first 60 meters of the race-4 hundredths of a second more, with 6.40 compared to 6.44. Yet, Noah still beat him in the final meters of the race. This is simply because, over the last 40 meters, Noah is faster than anyone. Nobody can match Noah in the last 40 meters of the race, which makes him the man to beat.

[@AthleticsEditz]

@@samuelzobo4961 I agree that no one can match Noah from 60-100m but you have to remember that Kishane DID tense up at about 40m which carried on throughout the rest of the race. If he didn't tense up he'd have gone from closing in 3.38 to closing in 3.36-ish. That, combined with not being tense at 40m (which would've allowed for a sub-6.40 0-60m split - possibly a 6.36 which he did at Jamaican trials) would've given him a lead not even Noh could surmount. It's all about whether Kishane tenses up in the final or not.

[@jusbusff9306]

⁠@@samuelzobo4961that is true but, Kishane didn’t execute his best race his 60m split pb is 6.36, and he did that twice I think, if he can get a 6.36 in his first 60 which he definitely can, there is no one catching him bro, that alone would have brought his olympic final from 9.79 to 9.75 and not to mention that he tensed up in the last 40 so that could have cost him another 2 ir 3 hundredths, if he fixes those mistakes there is no challenge

[@Bigbearhunting]

Happy New Year, Guys. It's going to be a long hard season, especially as the World Championships are in September in Tokyo and by September I noticed that some athletes lose their form and people who you think should win, dont medal. On paper at present the front runners in the men's 100m are Kishane Thompson and Noah Lyles. Also in the conversation are Coleman, Kerley, Oblique Serville and a few others. With the women's 100m, Julien Alfred, Sherika Jackson and Elaine Thompson (if they are healthy). They are the front runners.

[@kpat3052]

That's funny that you leave the current female 100m world champion off the list in place of ETH who hasn't been able to barely compete in 3 years because of a massive injury that she has been dealing with for 9 years. But ok. ShaCarri will definitely be in the mix for gold. Plus we have the OG SFP who will be running not to mention Jefferson.

[@michellerowe-smith5803]

Noah with another threepete!!

[@TheFinalLeg]

Maybe! Will be a very tough field to navigate again in the 100m, but Lyles has shown up when it counts the most to he could do it again!

[@joshuasanimations]

hope he does, it'll be much more impressive than in 2023

[@shayburton4104]

If he does again it’ll be better than the Olympic win for sure

[@Yes_I_c4n]

​@joshuasanimationsYou seem like stick guy, such a meat rider...

[@AthleticsEditz]

One of my few comments I’m gonna type, at 3:45 you point out how Jacobs’ 9.85 is his 3rd fastest timer ever, yet it’d important to remember he only ran that time because of his insane reaction time. I get reaction time is as part of the game as everything else, but you’re not gonna get a 0.11 reaction time every single race - even less every championship final race - and that reaction time’s what got him 5th. Same with Kerley’s 0.108 reaction time; that’s what got him 3rd ahead of Simbine.

[@TJNyathi]

That’s actually a great point…something people barely point out

[@AthleticsEditz]

@ Yep :)

[@distanceman8147]

I love the boxer analogy. Jacobs may not be done. Wildly inconsistent. I agree that Oblique has great upsize. I highly doubt Coleman will rebound. Fred has a shot and motivation.

[@kpat3052]

Jacobs has been injured but doing well despite it. The dude is pretty consistent. It's crazy he made the final and ran 9.8.

[@Page1travelfitness]

There’s a lot of mileage on Lyles body I think if Thompson remains healthy and get a good background work in I think he win the 100m easy , even though there’s a lot of mileage on Lyles I can’t bet against a healthy Lyles in the 200m

[@TheWayWithKhuwayne]

I kinda disagree on the 100m comment. Noah doesn't have an injury history like Kishane and is actually more cautious and protective in his racing and health than many others. I think his mileage is good and I think he can handle the 100m. It's possible a healthy Kishane could win but it's tough to predict him sometimes considering he hasn't had a full season without major injuries. The 200m comment with Noah is very valid ✌🏾.

[@TheFinalLeg]

Interesting! I think Lyles has managed his health and body pretty well when it comes to injuries. Thompson seems to be more injury prone, even despite the last of racing and years in high quality competition. I think that Kishane will race a bit more often this year, but he will manage things properly to get to the World Championships ready to challenge for gold again. But I think it will be another close 100m race between all the top guys.

[@Yes_I_c4n]

A lot of mileage? The nonsense we read on YT is off the charts. 😂

[@AthleticsEditz]

@@TheWayWithKhuwayne I CAN bet against a healthy Lyles over 200m. Tebogo has a 10.12 0-100m from Paris, which is only 0.05 off of Noah's best close EVER. He also has a 9.25 100-200m, ran on a wet track, which is very similar to Noah's 100-200m best split (he split 9.24 in his 19.31 however I've seen sources that claim he closed in 9.22 at the Pre Classic in 2021 - I cannot confirm nor deny this). So Tebogo can get out as fast as Noah, and he can close as fast as Noah *(DID IN 2022).* All it takes is for him to put them together and you get a sub-19.40 run, something Noah hasn't managed since 2022 - and that was an outlier race. If Tebogo and Lyles are level at 100m a healthy Tebogo beats a healthy Lyles 100%. Lyles will likely need to get out in under 10.10 to beat Tebogo which I don't see happening. It'll still be a good race though, what with Kenny possibly being in 19.4/19.5 shape and Knighton might be in decent shape as well!

[@Cgytfghjj]

It will again be a very close race, but Noah will pull off the win.

[@AthleticsEditz]

11:07 You were spot on there!

[@Pothead888]

The Final Leg > Coach Rob Sorry. Not sorry.

[@kennethwoods6525]

Erriyon will make the U.S. team but Letsile and Kishane will scent-mark the entire field. 👍

[@kpat3052]

Letsile is not dominate in the 100m.

[@kennethwoods6525]

@kpat3052 : He will be.

[@kpat3052]

​@kennethwoods6525 maybe. I don't count him out. But he isnt, yet. He said that the 100m is his focus for this year so it will be interesting.

[@TheoOJamaloO1]

What about Trayvon Bromell?

[@TheFinalLeg]

Hes also in the conversation if he is healthy for sure. Next video comes out on Saturday discussing the US 100m team predictions.

[@AthleticsEditz]

@@TheFinalLeg You getting these GOATed videos in Anderson!

[@TheoOJamaloO1]

​@TheFinalLeg looking foward to it!

[@floziq8117]

The favourite should be either kishane, oblique, or letsile.. dont think the Americans can hang anymore due to their best sprinters aging & being past peak. Im slightly leaning towards letsile due to his massive 100m improvement the back end of last yr destroying kerley & coleman to win the diamond league finals. Ive always said if u wanna be a dominant sprinter like bolt u need 2 traits.. elite start & elite top speed & thats exactly what tebogo has which separates him from every current sprinter. Rare genetic combo

[@AthleticsEditz]

12:16 I think, what with the new 9 lane finals from 100m-800m, Coleman will be that 9th person who missed out in 2024 and is hungry for medals. I definitely have him making the US team next year, ahead of someone like Lindsey.

[@seensay2132]

Whewwwwwwwwwwwww Choosing war this morning 😂😂😂😂 First of the Year, let us breathe bro! Head still spinning over this storyline. Have to work it like a math problem

[@TheFinalLeg]

hahahaha lets get the predictions going! Worlds will be here sooner than we think!

[@seensay2132]

@@TheFinalLeg 💯💯

[@10msplits]

Total Running Productions title: "I know who will win the 100m in Tokyo"

[@NarutoJK-jh7tr]

I can’t put my stocks in kishane untill it gets to the final not cause he can’t do it(easily most talented/fastest for me personally I’ve been saying this since 23) it’s cause his injury history is a lil concerning. I don’t personally c Coleman winning ever again imo, Fred is a great shout and Noah is an obvious pick. Honestly if all things go well health/training wise you’ll probably c the same podium from Paris, Order however, time will have to tell Litreally and figuratively lol

[@Pothead888]

Kishane*

[@NarutoJK-jh7tr]

@ my bad big thumbs haha

[@ammo444]

Lyles is the favorite don't put that pressure on Kishane.

[@kdwilliams9961]

Kishane lost by a lean. He didn't run a PB. I expect him to be hungry and eager to prove he is "the man" at 100m. I don't think Noah runs much faster Oblique may come back stronger also. Kerley may even run faster

[@jaden5493]

Kishane is the favorite underdog/redemption story, noah is the favorite to defend. Fred and oblique are medal favorites while also being strong gold contenders. Tebogo, simbine, and coleman are underdog favorites for a medal. Tebogo can occasionally get out like coleman and if he has that lead in the start, i easily see him getting a medal and if his lead is big enough, a gold. Simbine will just depend on how strong the field is at the end of the season. If coleman learns the back half of his race and also gets out like he does, then he is also in contention for a medal and potentially gold.

[@seensay2132]

Wanna see Simbine podium. He’s been SO close for the past 8 years

[@TheFinalLeg]

Agreed, on paper, Noah is definitely the favorite to defend considering what he has done the past 2 years. Kishane just got his first taste of Global Championship experience and got a silver, which is huge. So by Tokyo this year, I think he will be even more ready, which I why i have him gold. But it will be close. I think despite how big of a name he is now, Tebogo is like the "sleeper" in the 100m. He can very likely win in 9.7 ahead of everyone else and it would honestly make sense because he has the talent. But I think like you lay out, so many guys are in contention for a medal!

[@trackuniverse9121]

Did you just say Kishane was an underdog?? That's so wrong. Kishane was actually the favourite going to the Olympics, not Noeh, because he had the world lead 9.77

[@jaden5493]

@@trackuniverse9121 I know his accomplishments. I'm not dissing him.. I meant since he has no world or Olympic titles and since he's still newer to the scene that he is the underdog until he wins. You can be an underdog and favorite at the same time, and you can also be the most talented in the field and have the world lead while being an underdog. I just simply mean having something to prove. The same reason I call coleman an underdog too, albeit for different circumstances (having medals in the past but being older and having to prove he still might be in his prime.)

[@tyeguy5373]

@@trackuniverse9121 And he will set a lower world leading time for 2025…

[@kevinthompson5487]

Look out for Brian Level from Jamaica 😊

[@Pothead888]

King Noah Lyles will win the 100m Gold in Tokyo 2025 World Championships👍

[@afrobuddy4801]

The desrespect for jacobs is insane. I don't even care for him but I hope he proves all you haters wrong. Have more respect for an olympic champion.

[@HellDissoh]

Don't write off Oblique Seville, Kereley

[@RyuBlaze24]

Noah has a double bye, to both events. Noah is more consistent that anybody, Fred is in a stable environment, he’s more dangerous than kishane.

[@raquelcarter3350]

Not..

[@AthleticsEditz]

9:14 As of right now I have to strongly disagree with Coach Rob. Oblique COULD be that guy, yet he’s been in that situation for the last 2-3 years and he’s not come out of it with a medal ONCE. If he COULD run well in finals then yeah, he IS that guy but imho he’s not because he can’t run in finals as of right now.

[@brownmamba6538]

Fred Kerley 2025 World Champ. Mark my word

[@Pothead888]

Nah. King Noah Lyles will win the 100m Gold in Tokyo 2025 World Championships. Mark my Words👍

[@tyeguy5373]

⁠@@Pothead888 Noah might not even run in the 100m in Tokyo he is waiting to see what kind of energy those 2 young men out of Jamaica ..

[@lachevre3998]

Bro I see you in every comment writing about how Noah shouldn’t run the 100 cause he is scared of Kishane and Seville. Thats YOU putting your insecurities and hope that he loses and doesn’t run. No elite level athlete has that mindset to shy away from competition especially when he has beaten both multiple times before.

[@brownmamba6538]

@@lachevre3998 Me? Or @tyeguy5373. I never said Noah shouldn't run the 100

[@AthleticsEditz]

@@tyeguy5373 Noah most likely IS going to run both events in Tokyo, especially as he stated that he'd 'rather win the 100m [at worlds] than 200m'.

[@beowulf4495]

Not trying to be disrespectful but Jacob’s gets way too much respect. He has not been consistent. One good season doesn’t give you that much hype.

[@10msplits]

also - oblique howw??? his path unfortunately has been whiffing the last few years (unfortunately!!)

[@Yes_I_c4n]

How? Have you seen the guy run? 😂 He destroyed Lyles in the semi and at Racers. The issue with Seville is giving in to pressure often (major events) and got injured as well in the final. If Seville is able to put it together in the final, he finishes ahead of Lyles, that simple.

[@AthleticsEditz]

@@Yes_I_c4n If everyone runs their best race (in their current form, not their previous year's form - e.g. not Kerley's form from 2022) then it goes: 1st = Kishane, 2nd = Oblique, 3rd = Noah. Unfortunately for them in Paris both Kishane and Seville tensed up (and Oblique injured himself apparently) which cost them gold/any medals.

[@Yes_I_c4n]

@AthleticsEditz Yeah, listen, I would say it's a toss up every time. I just "hate" it when guys look past Seville, just because he delivered poorly in the final. It's like if Lyles is head and shoulders above Seville for these guys, which is just not the case. In all honesty, I can see Lyles running faster than 9.79s. I think 9.76s might be attainable for him - though his 60m split time hasn't improved since Budapest. But I also think that Seville is capable of running that fast (6.38+3.38 seems feasible) and obviously KT is too. Seville is a bit of an unknown really. He ran his fastest races so relaxed, how much faster could he actually go? Surely faster, how much is to be seen.

[@Pumpxkin]

⁠@@Yes_I_c4n I don’t think Noah runs below 9.75 in 2025 or ever. That seems to be his limit even with that said maybe a little bold but .75-77 seems to be the cut. As for Seville he could most definitely run under 9.80. In his overall career I wouldn’t be surprised if he runs under 9.75. As for kishane same thing. The thing is everybody is really close to each other and Noah is the one who maybe has the third highest ceiling at best. He can certainly perform however.

[@Yes_I_c4n]

@@Pumpxkin agreed. Early 2024 I thought he would maybe go 9.77s with an improved start relative to Budapest. He didn't show an improved start but ended up improving his top end. Also, 9.75s is stupid fast already - leaving Bolt out of the picture.

[@ThaSpeedsterZ]

Gout Gout!!!! 👏🏿👏🏿🤣

[@AthleticsEditz]

18:48 I don’t know how Rob doesn’t have Kishane in his top 3 lmao. He’s run the fastest time since 2022 whilst easing down and he got silver OVER the other athletes mentioned in his FIRST major final WHILST tensed up. 2 men not named Kishane Thompson would have to run under 9.75 for me to bet against him medalling lol.

[@raquelcarter3350]

Rob should stick to High school commentary that's his expertise , The Final Leg is more objective in these matters

[@AthleticsEditz]

@@raquelcarter3350 Yeah he is and you could see Anderson mentally disagreeing with some of what Rob was saying. It doesn't really matter though as everything to do with predictions for Tokyo is subjective and not 'right or wrong' anyway.

[@eddiemeadows9003]

Noah lyles is the Best, The fastest man on The Planet No sprinter can beat noah lyles .lyles is the Sprint KING 👑.

[@raquelcarter3350]

Noah is that you 😂

[@spider-man1918]

Noah will dominate.

[@smoothnubian]

Noah is gonna win again.

[@TheFinalLeg]

He very well could! 3 back to back golds would be insane, but it wont be easy, the field is competitive!

[@marmackk]

Not if Kishane is injury free

[@smoothnubian]

@@marmackk kishane won't be a factor

[@marmackk]

@@smoothnubian lol..delusional much

[@raquelcarter3350]

@@smoothnubian ok nostradamus 😐

[@AthleticsEditz]

6:03 If I were to pick a top 3 right now, based on trajectories, what times they’ve run AND how they perform in finals, in going: 1 = Kishane 2 = Lyles 3 = Tebogo My reasons? Kishane wins every 100m race he’s in if he doesn’t tense up. It was his first 100m final in Paris so he was probably quite nervous. Lyles still has the dawg in him and he’ll still be the ‘favourite’ given he’s the reigning world and Olympic champion. Tebogo’s kind of my hot pick/dark horse. His 6.41 0-60m in Rome post Olympics, which ended in a 9.87 whilst jogging the final 20m or so tells me he’s not a million miles away from a 9.7. He also (again) only lost to Jacobs because of Jacobs’ obscenely good reaction time, and you could argue the same with Kerley. Simbine beat him fair and square however Simbine IS getting older and Simbine’s reaction time still WAS better than Tebogo’s. I get we can’t predict everything off of readjusting reaction times but in Paris they WERE the difference in getting a bronze or getting 6th place. Plus Tebogo’s proven he doesn’t really tense up in finals races so that’s always a good thing. Speaking of tensing up and crumbling, I don’t have Oblique in my top 3 simply because he’a shown to tense up and crumble under the pressure of the final. If he were to run his best race he probably medals 90% of the time. It’s just he hasn’t yet.

[@Pumpxkin]

I have a question. What do you think if Noah wins another 100m title? Would it not be as big of a win like they're saying? If he wins 3 global titles in a row and defies odds again I think that's pretty big.

[@AthleticsEditz]

@ I think it’s more of a win than they’re saying although not quite as big of a win as if someone else wins it. However Noah’ll definitely be hungry to win it as it helps with his legacy as an all time great and he even said he’d rather (understandably) win another 100m world title than a 200m world title. I know I shouldn’t predict against Noah as he DOES always defy the odds, but I’m not predicting him to win anyway as I said in my OP. He should medal though, although we just don’t know yet.

[@Pumpxkin]

@AthleticsEditz Crazy how when he lost the 200 in Tokyo, it gave him a fire. This time he's more graceful in defeat and appears grateful for bronze. I was hoping to hear fire from him regarding the 200 so that he can atleast challenge Tebogo. Did Noah's energy/motivation change in the 200 because of the 100 meters? I remember him saying the 200 was his wife lol.

[@AthleticsEditz]

@@Pumpxkin He now seems to have cheated and divorced on his wife and “nobody cares about the 200” LOL. I’m sure losing to Tebogo (and Kenny) will have made him even hungrier to win the 200 but I think his main focus will be to defend his 100m title and maintain his - supposed - ‘fastest man in the world’ title. My thing is, if he chooses to focus largely on the 100 then he might not win either event, and even if he were to focus only on the 200 next year (he won’t) there’s still no guarantee he’ll beat Tebogo. So he’s got a dilemma going in to 2025.

[@samuelzobo4961]

I think you overestimating Tebogo a lot. He’s very good, very strong, and has potential, but in my opinion, he’s not yet ready to be on the podium in the 100 meters. There are others who will likely take his place-actually, I’d say two others. First, there’s Akani Simbine, who is quite strong in the 100 meters and very consistent. He has a personal best of 9.82. For Tebogo to even think about being on the podium, he needs to be faster than Simbine. There’s also someone I forgot to mention: Oblique Seville. While it’s true that Seville hasn’t performed well in finals so far and always underperforms compared to his potential, he has the ability to run in the 9.7 range. This will also be his fourth final. So, I sincerely believe that if Seville doesn’t make it to the podium this year, it means he never will. He clearly has the potential to be on the podium, and he should be there this time. For me, my podium would be Kishane, Noah, and Seville-or Noah, Kishane, and Seville.

[@AllInTheGame01]

So many injuries over the last 2-3yrs to Trayvon (9.76), Ronnie (9.83), Marvin (9.85) who last ran in Sep '23 & Cravont (9.90), be good to just see them back healthy in '25. Will Noah even run @Trials or run one or both 100/200m given his 2 Wildcards (like he did with the 200m @'22 Trials)? From '25 going fwd, WCs are going to be 9-Lane Semis & Finals in every event up to & inc the 800m, so if 9.85 Paris OLY Jacobs turns up, he should make that 9-Lane Final (ran his 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th fastest times all in '24), as should 9.83 Zharnel who won '23 WC 100m Bronze but got injured in '24. 3:38; 😂 Dude's way too confident thinking the facts are on his side when a decent point about Jacobs was being made (since indoors were briefly brought up, he beat CC for 60m Gold in 6.41 @'22 World Indoors). So apparently 23yr old 9.77 Kishane literally 0.005s away from OLY Gold in his 1st Global 100m Final doesn't even warrant a WC podium place according to Good 'Ol Rob?! Make it make sense...Way too early predictions to make '25 Tokyo WC M100m Final; 3 USA (Noah, Fred & Kenny), 2 JAM (Kishane & Oblique), 2 AFR (Tebogo & Simbine) & 2 EUR (Zharnel & Jacobs). Let's not forget how silly Tebogo made CC & Fred look in his easy looking 9.87 (+0.3) Rome DL win post OLY, wouldn't put anything past that kid with another yr's senior level experience under his belt!

[@TheFinalLeg]

You know, it wouldnt surprise me if Noah, having both the wild card in the 100/200, attempted to get a qualifying mark in the 400m to be able to run it at trials just to see what he can do. 2022 trials was a bit different since he was focused on winning 200m gold in a fast time so he didn't want to entertain the 100m at trials. 2023 he had to qualify in the 100m to go for the double. Noah is now trying to capitalize off his success and fame after the Olympics. I think he would want to A: not lose any 100m races prior to worlds, B: give people something to talk about if he is able to run a 45/44 sec 400m. Gets him back in that hypothetical 4 gold medal conversation. Before getting injured this year, Zharnel looked to be ready to go faster than he did in 2023, so looking forward to seeing him back ready and also will be in GST along with Seville so both will have a few good races throughout the easy season. I have to give a lot of props to Tebogo, we didn't discuss him much as I kept thinking of him more of a 200/400 runner because of what he did. But he is still firmly one of the best 100m sprinters in the world and is more than capable of winning 100m gold as well, getting down to a 9.7x time.

[@AllInTheGame01]

@TheFinalLeg Although it's perfectly set up for Noah to do so given his 2 Wildcards, I'd bet good money he doesn't go anywhere near the 400m @Trials given that he literally didn't even attempt to jump into ONE outdoor open 400m or 4x4 to put a marker down for Paris after very publicly stating he wanted 4 OLY Golds! Much more likely that he'll simply go for both 100/200m @Trials. Zharnel was unfortunate getting that injury when he did, but that monster final leg he ran in the OLY 4x1 Final to walk down FRA, JPN & ITA to go from 6th to a Bronze Medal showed he's back & should ideally be looking to run sub 9.80/low 19.6s in '25.

[@Yes_I_c4n]

​@@TheFinalLeg400m? 😂😂

[@AthleticsEditz]

@@Yes_I_c4n I mean none of us know what Noah does a Trials and my bet is he doesn't even GO to Eugene at all. But knowing Noah, I definitely wouldn't put it past him to try and run the 400m at Trials, especially now he's seen what Tebogo's capable of over that event! I still don't think he'll do it though; all his talk about '4 gold medals' is just for publicity at the end of the day as Team USA know in order to beat Tebogo and Botswana (shout-out them btw!) in the 4x4 they need literally their best team possible!

[@Yes_I_c4n]

@AthleticsEditz Lyles said, more than once, that open 400m is very unlikely. In order for him to perform at a high level, he would have to change his training, and significantly so, which is something he's not interested in. If he just shows up in the open 400m, let's not expect a Tebogo like performance. Tebogo seems to be built different for the 300m/400m, tons of potential.

[@o_CwNOOB_o]

Don’t think the Tokyo world championship gonna happen ngl

[@TheFinalLeg]

Why is that?🤔

[@o_CwNOOB_o]

@ I have heard a prediction that there might be an huge earthquake coming in July that would effect Japan and Filipino. Idk this sounds ridiculous but we will see

[@eddiemeadows9003]

Bot of you are Totally misled. Noah Lyles is king ,.

[@kuramobay2445]

I'm fully expecting Tebogo to do the double at Worlds. Kishane is the new Asafa Powell - lots of talent but without the champion mindset. Secondly, for Lyles to come down from the 200 and win gold is along the same lines as Jacobs winning gold. Both these results tell us the same thing: the 100 has been missing a dominant champion since Bolt. All that is about to change. I'm glad you guys talked up your homeboys. Texas-sized slices of humble pie to eat later in the year.

[@TheoOJamaloO1]

The problem with Kishane is not his mindset it's his injury history. The guy just can''t stay healthy a full season.

[@kuramobay2445]

@TheoOJamaloO1 Same difference as they say in JA. A history of injuries will affect most athletes mindset one way or another.

[@raquelcarter3350]

​@kuramobay2445 its not the same...🙄

[@Pumpxkin]

Kishanes championship performance isn’t as bad as asafa would perform. He ran 9.79 which is only 0.02 off his PB on his first championship stage. Meanwhile asafa runs 9.9 in a final while being in like 9.7 form.

[@lachevre3998]

Noah has always been a 100 guy. He’s had a pr of 9.86 for years. Don’t compare him to Jacob’s. Noah had a history of winning medals consistently. Jacob’s winning was a flash in the pan. Noah has won 2 100m titles now. He backed his world title up with the Olympics. It’s crazy to compare him to Jacob’s.