As a short-distance track and field runner in high school and college, I often found myself wondering which of the eight or sometimes nine lanes on the track was the fastest. It was conventional wisdom that the middle lanes – lanes three through six – were the best.
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Associated Press, July 6, 2021 - Every time Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce steps on the track, some sort of record is in jeopardy. At the top of that list, of course, is Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old mark in the 100 meters.
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July 1, 2021 - (Newsday) Trinidad and Tobago's national sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye won gold in the women’s 100 metres at the Irena Szewinska Memorial/Bydgoszcz Cup event in Poland on Wednesday.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 24, 2021 - The People’s National Party says it joins the chorus of supporters in congratulating Veronica Campbell-Brown on a phenomenal athletic career having announced her retirement from the sport yesterday.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 14, 2021 - Opposition Spokesperson on Youth and Sports, Senator Gabriela Morris wishes to express congratulations on behalf of the People’s National Party to Jamaican footballer Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw. On June 11, 2021, it was announced that Shaw has agreed to a three year deal with English club- Manchester City.
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Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka announced that she would withdraw from the French Open after she was fined and threatened with being disqualified for not speaking to media during the tournament to protect her mental health.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 6, 20231 - : PNP President, Mark Golding, has joined the sporting world in celebrating the historic achievement of sprint queen, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
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MONTEGO BAY, June 6, 2021 - JAMAICA's double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson Herah yesterday Thompson Herah won the 100m in 10.87 seconds (1.2m/s) and returned later to win the 200m in a season's best 22.54 seconds (1.2m/s) as she continued her preparation for the defence of her titles at the Jamaica Athletics Association (JAAA) National Championship in two weeks.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 5, 2021 - Jamaica’s Olympic 100m sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, this morning clocked a stunning 10.63 seconds (1.3m/s) in the 100 metre.
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More people have taken up running during the Covid-19 pandemic, and all of those intend to maintain their newfound passion for the sport once the pandemic is over.
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the Jamaican women’s Under 20 4x400 metres relay record has stood for 20 years but Rodrick Myles, head coach of the Rusea’s School, says it could go this year. Coach Myles was convinced by compelling 400 metre races at last week’s Boys and Girls Championships that a 2021 national under 20 team could go as fast as 3 minutes and 26 seconds.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 1, 2021 - As the The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) continues to make plans for the Tokyo Olympics, Former St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) 400m hurdler Leonardo Ledgister of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) could shortly book his place on Jamaica’s team to Tokyo.
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With three finalists from the last Olympics, the Commonwealth champion, the CAC champion and the last two World Championships bronze medallists, Jamaica is blessed with quality in the women’s 400 metre hurdles.
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