TOKYO, Japan – August 2, 2021 - Megan Tapper is the first Jamaican ever to win a medal in the women’s sprint hurdles at the Olympics, after speeding to 12.55 seconds to take bronze in Tokyo.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 31, 2021 - Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness has congratulated Jamaican sprinters Elaine Thompson-Herah; Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson for smashing the Olympic Record and and sweeping the medals 1-2-3 in the women's 100m event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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TOKYO, Japan, July 31, 2021 - Billed as one of the greatest sprint races of all time, Jamaica’s sprinting sensation, Elaine Thompson-Herah ran an Olympic and National Record 10.61 seconds (-0.6m/s), successfully defending her 100m Olympic title as Jamaica swept the event 1-2-3 at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium on Saturday.
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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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