Olympics-Athletics-Thompson, Seville edge Lyles in 100m semis

Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 100m Semi-Final - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 04, 2024. Kishane Thompson of Jamaica crosses the line to win semi-final 3 ahead of Fred Kerley of United States REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

PARIS (Reuters) - Jamaica's Kishane Thompson and Oblique Seville served notice they plan to battle favourite Noah Lyles of the United States for Olympic men's 100 metres glory, clocking the two quickest times in the semi-finals on Sunday.

Thompson, who has the world's fastest time this season of 9.77 seconds, cruised to victory in 9.80 in his semi-final, while Seville, the only man to beat Lyles in a head-to-head race this season, ran 9.81 to win his semi ahead of Lyles in 9.83.