Paris 2024 Olympics Men's 100m Odds: Kishane Thompson favourite for gold
One of the most high-profile events of the 2024 Olympics will be decided at 8.50pm tonight as the men line-up for the 100m final. Below we assess the odds of the main contenders for gold, including World Champion Noah Lyles and the fastest man in 2024, Kishane Thompson.
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Kishane Thompson: 4/6
Kishane Thompson jetted to Paris as the fastest man in 2024, having clocked a personal best time of 9.77 in June, which catapulted him into the top-10 of all time.
The Jamaican looked brilliant in the semi-finals, winning his race with an electric time of 9.80, and is now the 4/6 favourite to win the final.
Oblique Seville: 12/5
Oblique Seville set a PB of 9.81 to win his semi-final ahead of Lyles to really put himself into contention for a medal, with bookmakers now installing the Jamaican as the 12/5 second favourite for glory.
Noah Lyles: 5/1
Noah Lyles is the star name in men's sprinting right now with the American in the mix to complete a stunning 100m, 200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m (reportedly) gold medal quadruple; he claimed the 100m, 200m, 4x100m hat-trick at last summer's World Championships.
While he's the red-hot 1/6 favourite to win the 200m, the battle for 100m glory is predicted to be a lot closer with the aforementioned Kishane Thompson and Oblique Seville above the 5/1 priced Lyles.
Other Contender
Fred Kerley is an attractive looking price at 22/1 after the 2022 World Champion ran 9.84 in the semi-finals.
Akani Simbine can be backed at 40/1, ahead of the 80/1 priced Lamont Jacobs, who was the surprise winner three years ago in Tokyo when he stunned the field to win gold. His winning time of 9.80 remains a European record in the men's 100m.
Elsewhere, Letsile Tebogo and Kenny Bednarek can be backed at 100/1 and 150/1 respectively to win gold.
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