(Sports news) The men’s sprinting has seen a lot of new names coming this season. With the domination of Usain Bolt missing, a handful of athletes have been coming out on top every event. Justin Gatlin has not been in form this year and will turn 40 next year as the present top sprinters are a minimum 10 years junior to him. The 2004 Athens Gold medallist failed to qualify for the Olympics this year and will be finding it tough to match his younger competitors in the 2022 season.
Trayvon Bromell
Trayvon equalled the 6th fastest time of all time in the 100m two months back at Nairobi. The 26 year old reached the semifinals at Tokyo Olympics but has the fastest time of the season. He has the fastest time in the junior category when he ran 9.97 secs in 2014, Bromell won the Bronze at World championships in Beijing a year later. The Wanda Diamond League winner has a powerful start then picks up the lead in the first 30 meters, he will need to perform well at the major leagues.
Ferdinand Omanyala
The Kenyan sprinter is one of the most built athletes in the 100 meters. He ran the second fastest timing of the season and the 8th fastest in history with a timing of 9.77 secs. Ferdinand has been in the news in the second half of the season and reached the semifinals at Tokyo Olympics. The African record holder got the much wanted experience this year and will be a top competitor for the podium finish in the upcoming season.
Lamont Marcell Jacobs
Jacobs had a good start to the 2021 season as he became the second Italian to run the 100m under 10 secs. On May 13th, Jacobs ran a 9.95 which was the fastest by an Italian and broke the record of Filippo Tortu who had run 9.99 three years back. The Olympic champion lowered the mark thrice at Tokyo and ran the fastest one in the final as it was timed at 9.80 secs. Jacobs took the charge when it mattered and he ran his best under pressure. Even though others had faster timings than him all season, the former long jumper made history on the track at the right time.
Fred Kerley
The 2021 season saw Kerley become the third athlete in history to run the 100m under 10 secs, 200m under 20 and 400m under 44. He switched to the 100m and 200m this year as he was primarily a 400m athlete. The 2019 Championship saw Kerley winning the bronze in the 400m and this year he took the Silver at Tokyo in the 100m. The 6th fastest athlete this season ran 9.84 secs in the Olympic final to finish ahead of Andre De Grasse. The Diamond league 400m champion three years ago won the 100 this year, Kerley has been shaping himself to be a contender in the 100m and 200m.
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