Thompson, who entered LSU in 2005, was elated with his achievement, stating: "Usually when people call me to congratulate me, it is always for my prowess in track and field, athletics. It feels good, it feels different.
Due to continued restrictions on most sporting events, the organisation plans to utilise chip timing to measure individual times of runners utilising the Savannah.
The 34-year-old Thompson was part of the gold-medal TT men’s 4×100-metre relay team at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, as well as the silver medallist in the 100m.
Thompson, now 34, started his college degree at Louisiana State University (LSU), United States in 2005, but was unable to complete it as his track and field career soared in 2008.
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