DOHA, Qatar — O'Dayne Richards will not advance to the shot put finals at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
With a best throw of 20.07 metres, the 2015 bronze medallist missed the 20.90m required to secure an automatic spot.
Richards finished 22nd overall. All 12 qualifiers went beyond the qualifying mark.
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Jamaica's Omar McLeod (second right) stumbles during the IAAF World Athletics Championships 110m hurdles final yesterday inside the Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar. From left are Grant Holloway of the United States, Orlando Ortega of Spain and Sergey Shubenkov (authorised neutral athlete) of Russia. (Photos: Collin Reid courtesy of Courts, Alliance Investments, KFC and JNBS)Jamaica's Omar McLeod falls during the 110m hurdles final yesterday at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doh
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DOHA, Qatar — Shericka Jackson copped bronze in a personal best 49.47 seconds in the women's 400m at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Teammate Stephenie Ann McPherson was sixth.
Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain won the world title in a world leading 48.14s, beating Shaunae Miller-Uibo (48.37s) of The Bahamas, who took silver.
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8:35 am — men's 110m hurdles (decathlon)8:40 am — women's triple jump (qualification)9:30 am — men's discus throw (decathlon Group A)10:15 am — women's long jump (heptathlon)10:35 am — men's discus throw (decathlon Group B)11:05 am — men's pole vault (decathlon Group A)11:20 am — men's shot put (qualification Group A)12:05 pm — men's pole vault (decathlon Group B)12:10 pm — women's javelin throw (heptathlon)12:40 pm — men's shot put (qu
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Doha, Qatar — Jamaica's medal hopes took another blow when Omar McLeod crashed to the turf during the men's 110m hurdles final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships inside Khalifa International Stadium yesterday.
However, Jamaica remained third on the table with four medals, as the United States of America increased its tally to 18 inclusive of eight gold, eight silver and two bronze. China stayed in second with eight medals. Kenya with four and Ethiopia with three medals complete the
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DOHA, Qatar — Despite not making the 14.30 metres automatic qualifying mark, Jamaica's Kimberly Williams has advanced to the final of the women's triple jump at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Williams' best jump of 14.20 metres was made on her second attempt in Group B, making her the 11th best performer in the qualification round.
Team mate Shanieka Ricketts topped the list with her 14.42m jump, which she made on her first attempt in Group A.
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Doha, Qatar — Aisha Praught-Leer experimental run in the women's 1500m ended abruptly as she just missed out on qualification to the semi-final, clocking 4:09.81 minutes in heat two yesterday.
Rababe Arafi of Morocco won in 4:08.32 minutes ahead of Winny Chebet of Kenya with 4:08.36. Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia snatched third in 4:08.39 minutes.
With the top six in each of the three heats advancing automatically, Praught-Leer was left to sweat anxiously to see if she had advanced as one of
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DOHA, Qatar — Jamaicans are known the world over for their colourful attire and personality.
But for Debbie Allen, who has been living in Qatar for the past five years, the tremendous pride and joy the Jamaican track and field team has brought her in this middle eastern country is unbelievable.
“It was so good walking out on that high and I was saying this is what we do, we come, we see, we conquer. It was the proudest moment when you're going out and everybody is saying 'Jamaica,
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DOHA, Qatar — National record holder Danniel Thomas-Dodd has won silver in the women's shot put at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
The Commonwealth and Pan-American champion made her longest throw of 19.47 metres, a personal best, on her final attempt.
This is the first ever medal for a Jamaican woman in a world champs throws competition.
Gong Lijiao won the gold with her fourth throw of 19.55m, while bronze went to Christina Schwanitz (19.17m) of Germany.
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Doha, Qatar — National record holder Danniel Thomas-Dodd nailed 19.32m on her last throw and sealed her spot in the final of the shot put, but both Shadae Lawrence and young Shanice Love were eliminated from the discus event here yesterday.
With the qualifying mark to the final set at 18.40m, Thomas-Dodd started slowly with 17.60m, then stepped up to 18.06m, but was still short of the automatic qualifying mark.
But just as she did at the Pan Am Games, she saved her best for last with a
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) —Spanish hurdler Orlando Ortega will not get a re-race after being slowed down by a flailing Omar McLeod over the last few metres of the 110 hurdles at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
The appeals jury said it agreed that Ortega had been impeded when McLeod started falling, but it denied the appeal because it said that sort of contact is not unusual in hurdles events.
Spain had asked for a re-race or for Ortega to be allowed to run the race alo
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DOHA, Qatar — Jamaica's 2018 Commonwealth Games champion and 2019 Pan-Am Games winner, Danniel Thomas-Dodd is through to the final of the Women's Shot Put at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Thomas-Dodd went beyond the 18.40-metre automatic qualifying mark with a huge 19.32m throw on her final attempt in Group A.
She heads the list of qualifiers with her massive throw.
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DOHA, Qatar — Jamaica's Shanice Love will have to wait to find out if she qualifies for the final of the Women's Discus Throw at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships inside Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
Love, who was unable to make the 63-metre automatic qualifying mark, made her best throw of 59.50m on her third attempt, landing her in ninth position in Group A.
Her first attempt was a no throw while her second attempt was 56.65 metres.
Cuba's Yaimé Pérez (67.78
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DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Dina Asher-Smith became the first British woman to win a short sprint world title on Wednesday with a dominant performance in the 200 metres.
The 23-year-old — silver medallist in the 100m — led from the start to time a national record 21.88 seconds at the Khalifa Stadium.
Brittany Brown of the United States took silver in 22.22s and Mujinga Kambundji of Switzerland was third in 22.51s.
Asher-Smith showed no signs of nerves at being title favourite bursti
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DOHA, Qatar — Shiann Salmon ran a personal best of 55.16 seconds to finish third in heat three of the semi-finals of the women's 400m hurdles but did not advance to the final of the event at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships inside Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
The USA's Sydney McLaughlin won in 53.81s ahead of Switzerland's Leah Sprunger in 54.52s.
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