1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,200 All right, welcome back, everybody. 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:07,400 So we are here at the pleasure of being joined by the Olympic 3 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,840 silver medalist, the newly minted world championship silver 4 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:15,840 medalist and the world leader at 9751 of the fastest men in 5 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:19,040 history coming out of Jamaica, Kashane Thompson. 6 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,080 Kashane, how you feeling? I mean, it's been about two days 7 00:00:22,080 --> 00:00:25,400 or so coming off the track after that amazing 100m final. 8 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,000 What's the initial feelings for you right now? 9 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,320 That initial feeling, it's been a long season. 10 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:35,120 I'm ready to get some rest. I mean, you, it has been a long, 11 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,120 long season and it's kind of culminated into getting this 12 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,600 silver medal. I wonder if when you cross the 13 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:44,400 line if you kind of felt a sense of relief or was it a sense of 14 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,080 like, wow, OK, I did it. I got on the podium once again. 15 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,080 Frankly, it wasn't. It wasn't relief. 16 00:00:52,080 --> 00:01:04,599 It was instant or should I put it somewhat grateful, but you 17 00:01:04,599 --> 00:01:07,560 know, really disappointed I didn't. 18 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:13,800 I don't really have expectations, but I know the 19 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:19,600 caliber of athlete I am and I always want to to reach if not 20 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:24,200 pass that caliber that I put my myself up. 21 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,120 But nevertheless I finished injure free. 22 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:33,560 I got the silver medal. I'm really grateful I enjoyed 23 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:35,600 myself. Yeah, I think, I think that's 24 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:40,280 it's good to be able to like share that space in terms of you 25 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,160 do have maybe expectations to you want that gold medal, but 26 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:46,640 also that positive aspect of especially being injury free 27 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,160 because you know, the public has always seen the ups and downs 28 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:54,920 that you've gone through. I wonder how coming off 2020, 29 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:58,400 three, 2024, where you did deal with, you know, some injuries, 30 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:02,800 how you kind of took yourself into 2025 to be prepared to 31 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,240 compete so frequently leading up to world champs. 32 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:10,039 Honestly, it was we we did some more details stuff. 33 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:19,240 One, I figured out my body as I go along to know that certain 34 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:25,640 things can be avoided. I listen to my body a lot more. 35 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:31,840 I didn't think that I never done as everyone can see. 36 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:36,400 I basically had for me, I would say a full season. 37 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:44,160 You know, I did some 60s. I didn't go indoors, but yeah, I 38 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,560 started my season of with the diamond leagues. 39 00:02:47,920 --> 00:02:53,080 So and I'm, you know, so I can say I had a full season. 40 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,400 I didn't get to go but I'm really grateful I finished 41 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:02,200 injury, got myself a medal and I enjoyed myself. 42 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:06,200 There you go, kind of circling back a bit where, like I say, 43 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:11,080 2023 is where the wider world kind of became aware of Kashane. 44 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:12,960 You know, you ran a few diamond leagues that year. 45 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:15,600 You didn't even do well. You ran, I think one round at 46 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,440 Jamaican Championships and then, you know, chose to, I want, I 47 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,280 guess, one. What was the strategy behind 48 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,240 that that you and your coach were working with those like, 49 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,840 OK, let's delay things until the Olympic year? 50 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:30,760 And then also, like, did you expect to have such a rise, a 51 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,800 quick rise to become, you know, the athlete that you are today 52 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:38,040 in just a short time frame? Back in 2023, the strategy for 53 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:43,200 that season was I wasn't healthy enough and fit enough. 54 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:47,840 I guess both of those interrupt in the same category to to do 55 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,800 rounds. So we had to stay, take it into 56 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:59,280 stages where I'll be good enough to do 1/2 races and then we ramp 57 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,360 up things the next season. Got you. 58 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,800 And now I'm imagining you feel like it's paid off, right? 59 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:08,520 Taking the time to make sure you're building up, preparing 60 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,240 yourself for rounds. And I imagine you feel like it's 61 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,200 paid off really now. Yeah, of course. 62 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:17,920 Most definitely. I'm that type of athlete where I 63 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:21,040 just need a chance. The more and more chances I get, 64 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:27,640 I will definitely show you that I'm going to be a a threat. 65 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,800 I mean, you, you still got a, you're, you're extremely young, 66 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,000 so you got a lot of chances. To extremely young. 67 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,000 Listen, listen, man, listen. Especially nowadays, like 68 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:40,080 athletes, you know, we just saw Shelly Ann, you know, she's 69 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:41,880 ending her career in her late 30s. 70 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,600 So it's like many athletes I feel like can extend their 71 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,440 careers. And you are just getting 72 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:48,120 started. So you got, you got some time. 73 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:52,000 I, I do wonder like if we could take a look at the, I mean, you 74 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,640 know, we won't watch, but from your vantage point, the race 75 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,840 that you executed that 100m final, how would you kind of 76 00:04:57,840 --> 00:05:00,760 break down? Because so from the start, you 77 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,560 always get an excellent start. I wonder if you were kind of 78 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:05,160 thinking about that as you're getting on the line, not. 79 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:10,920 Really, I know person doesn't person does have have to say 80 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:12,560 that I'm a good start. I don't really think so. 81 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:14,240 You don't think so. I think the accent are good 82 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:19,240 though. But but for me, the start, I 83 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:23,800 knew that I had to I had to get the start as best as possible, 84 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:28,520 but it wasn't something where it clouded my mind and then I 85 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,240 couldn't recover after the start. 86 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:37,200 So in my head I was thinking about the the flow of things, 87 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:43,080 getting the start, building up, getting up tall and just the 88 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,760 counting float down the chart. I knew that. 89 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:50,560 I got out. I came up tall. 90 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:57,520 I was talking to myself, arms pumping, just to go to the line. 91 00:06:01,280 --> 00:06:06,560 Somewhere between 85 to to 100 meters. 92 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:14,160 I could see this yellow blur, blur, blur, come in, come in. 93 00:06:14,840 --> 00:06:17,200 And then right about the line. Yeah. 94 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,880 And then when I reach the line, I knew that I didn't get it. 95 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:25,280 I didn't get it. But one thing I could say, this 96 00:06:25,280 --> 00:06:30,280 has been the most I've been self aware of things because I'm 97 00:06:30,280 --> 00:06:33,920 learning as I go. I was never this aware. 98 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:37,320 I know that I got rough speed and power. 99 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:43,640 I've gained a lot more battle awareness experience now. 100 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:50,000 So it's just to continue to do what I got to do, have some more 101 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:54,760 fun and show you how great I am. Where does that awareness come 102 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:56,400 from? Like where did you develop that? 103 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,520 Is honestly just to compete more? 104 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:06,400 Yeah, to to our high level of competition. 105 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:12,640 I find myself feeling better and better when I compete at a 106 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:14,920 higher level. Got you. 107 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,800 Got you. And so maybe shift a little bit 108 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:23,240 to your coach, Stephen Francis. As you know, he's one one of the 109 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:26,920 most legendary coaches not only in Jamaica but in track and 110 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,960 field as a whole. I wonder, like originally, how 111 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,480 you met him and what he's kind of done for you throughout your 112 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:39,240 career. I met him through his brother 113 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:41,160 Bob Francis. Francis Yeah. 114 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:51,080 I went to they recruited me for U Tech MVP at the end of my 115 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:59,920 school season in the COVID era and then there in that short 116 00:07:59,920 --> 00:08:11,080 period of time between 2020 the latter part of 20/22/2022 I 117 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:19,480 made. Fast improvements, yeah. 118 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:25,440 In terms of strength and speed, naturally, being the the the 119 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:29,000 coach that Stephen Francis is, he's very technical and 120 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:34,840 observant. I wasn't short in the category 121 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:39,799 of talent, but I need a lot of nurturing because I didn't have, 122 00:08:39,799 --> 00:08:43,120 I had no experience. I didn't know I just had the 123 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:44,880 passion and the love for the sport. 124 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:49,120 So he basically helped nurture me when it come on to the 125 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,080 analytical part of things. Analytical part of things 126 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:57,680 because that's really helped me to shine even more up to this 127 00:08:57,680 --> 00:09:00,520 day. Because if certain things I 128 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:04,560 listen to my body and getting the technical aspects of it, all 129 00:09:04,560 --> 00:09:08,360 of those things when when they align, you know, I got better 130 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,560 and better each time. Got you. 131 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:13,480 There's a few others where connect, still connecting with 132 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,480 Seema Francis. I think last year at the 133 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:19,040 Jamaican Olympic Trials and then this year at the national 134 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,600 championships. You won both times, but 135 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,360 immediately after you didn't care about anything else. 136 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,680 You ran to back to the practice track and I'm assuming to go see 137 00:09:27,680 --> 00:09:28,560 the your coach. Why? 138 00:09:28,560 --> 00:09:34,760 Why is it that you do that? Honestly, I just because we have 139 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:40,240 a plan for me to always to do the best I can do in the 140 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:44,800 technical aspects of things. So for me, it's just always 141 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:48,560 wanted to know from him that, hey, hey man, am I getting it 142 00:09:48,560 --> 00:09:51,040 right? I want to get it right. 143 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:53,360 So you're looking for that immediate feedback as soon as 144 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:58,440 you cross the line? Honestly, yeah, yeah, yeah. 145 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:05,960 It helps me to know that, hey, I'm making progress because as I 146 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:11,600 said, the way my coach stays and the way always stays, I think 147 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,720 the the collaboration of that kind, that kind of intertwine 148 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:19,400 and make things a lot better. I think he's a very analytical, 149 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:23,520 analytical person. I see things like that as well. 150 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:29,480 So he's my coach. He know he's not, he know knows 151 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:31,840 what's best. So I just want to you know. 152 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:37,720 Do you think I like that? I like that this the other thing 153 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:39,560 that when you're talking about these technical aspects, 154 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:43,320 obviously you've run 975 at the championships this year. 155 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:46,480 And I remember speaking to you in, you know, after that race a 156 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,560 little bit later and you were, you were saying like that wasn't 157 00:10:48,560 --> 00:10:49,960 it? That wasn't the perfect race. 158 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:52,440 And you still have more like you still have more to go. 159 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:55,280 Like what do you think is possible for you? 160 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:58,440 And what is it going to take to get to whatever you think is 161 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,960 possible? Because to us, I mean that 975 162 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:06,240 is crazy. No, not really. 163 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,840 Not really. You said what? 164 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,600 Repeat the question. So like, what do you think is 165 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,040 possible? If you're saying 975 is, is not 166 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:17,680 that crazy? I mean, what do you think is 167 00:11:17,680 --> 00:11:21,240 possible and what will it take to get to, you know, that level? 168 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,480 I mean, I don't think I don't think limits. 169 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:33,040 I think of being healthy, getting the chance, listen to my 170 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:38,880 coach and just just to push and just to go even harder. 171 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:46,720 So for me, it's like 975 that that's, that's over with. 172 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:51,560 It's time to go even faster. I mean, I, I don't, I don't 173 00:11:51,560 --> 00:11:57,800 think about times like say I'm thinking about a 970 or a 960. 174 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:03,480 I'm think I did, I'm working. So I don't think nothing is 175 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,800 going to surprise me. I'm not just idling my time, I'm 176 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,320 working. And I said I'm focusing on what 177 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,760 I got to do. So I expect great things. 178 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:17,760 I mean, I wouldn't say I have a fixed time in my head, but 179 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:22,040 that's just who I am honestly. I like, I like that, I like 180 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:24,160 that. So I just want to close off with 181 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,480 the fact that obviously you want the gold medal and I, I think 182 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,320 that's come in, you know, you got a long time to be able to 183 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:32,680 like continue to progress and we might see you sooner than later. 184 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:35,920 But also the fact that you're out here representing Jamaica 185 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:39,200 and not only you, but there was 2 Jamaicans on the podium. 186 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:43,640 I just wonder what like that moment meant for you having two 187 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:45,800 Jamaicans on the podium. I saw it, you know, you and you 188 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,400 oblique like in the victory lap, like y'all embrace each other. 189 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:51,960 Like what did that moment mean for for you and Jamaica as a 190 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:57,480 whole? For Jamaica, I think that's a 191 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:02,640 really good thing because it's been a while since 1:00 we've 192 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,640 gotten the goal and actually gotten a goal. 193 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:09,720 And so it's a great thing for Jamaica. 194 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:19,680 For me it was it was a grateful I said it before I can't 195 00:13:19,680 --> 00:13:23,280 remember I said it. It was a grateful and this 196 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:28,680 disappointing moment and I'm for me, but but seeing that my 197 00:13:28,680 --> 00:13:33,280 countrymen of Big Civil got the gold, got the silver, I was 198 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:37,400 really proud of him, honestly. You know, you guys know the 199 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:42,800 story with him and so forth. But yeah, it was a really 200 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:46,160 phenomenal feeling for the both of us at the end of the day. 201 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,360 Nice. Hey, really, really proud of 202 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:50,880 you. And as, as I said, I mean, I 203 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:53,880 know that you have goals and, and things you're looking 204 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,760 forward to, but I, I feel like you've done so much, especially 205 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,640 in the short time that you've, you know, been in a sport and at 206 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:02,360 this top level. So yeah, huge Congrats to you 207 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:02,800 man. So. 208 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:04,680 Thank you, I appreciate it. Absolutely, absolutely. 209 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,400 Thanks so much. Thanks. 210 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:08,000 All right.