PHOTOS: Action on Champs Day 4

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March 27, 2014

PHOTOS: Action on Champs Day 4

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Action on day four of the of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls athletic championships at the National Stadium in Kingston of Friday.

The championship will end on Saturday.

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