Sub-10s king Akani Simbine set for Kishane Thompson's 100m test at Shanghai Diamond League

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Preview of men's 100m lawsuit astatine Shanghai Diamond League featuring Akani Simbine, Kishane Thompson, and Christian Coleman.

South Africa's sprint icon Akani Simbine is scheduled to look a pugnacious trial against Olympic metallic medallist Kishane Thompson aiming to widen his outdoor unbeaten tally astatine the Shanghai Diamond League connected Saturday, May 3rd.

In a star-studded 100m list, Simbine stands arsenic favourite for the celebrated triumph arsenic the world person astatine 9.90s and having antecedently defeated a captious fig of the remainder of the tract specified arsenic Christian Coleman, Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo, and Ferdinand Omanyala astatine the Xiamen Diamond League.

Akani Simbine aft his astonishing 100m triumph astatine the Xiamen Diamond League

However, he's yet to look the Thompson test, frankincense mounting a thrilling brushwood with the Jamaican speedster, who volition beryllium gunning for triumph successful his 100m play opener.

Meanwhile, the likes of Coleman, Tebogo, and Omanyala won't beryllium pushovers and are susceptible of springing an important comeback to winning ways to boost their assurance for the remainder of the season.

Also, European and World indoor champion Jeremiah Azu, Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme, and Jamaica's Rohan Watson are worthy challengers connected their bully day.

Provisional Men's 100m Start List for Shanghai Diamond League

The men's 100m astatine the Shanghai Diamond League volition beryllium 1 of the highly anticipated events arsenic it stands being a firecracker to nutrient a caller world-leading time.

Jamaica's velocity king Kishane Thompson. Image source: Imago

Also, Simbine who's arguably successful the champion signifier of his beingness volition purpose to flooded Thompson's test, which if successful, volition propel him highly arsenic a medal contender astatine the World Championships successful Tokyo this summer.

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