POSTCARD FROM PARIS
Shiann Salmon of Jamaica clears a barrier in the Women’s 400m Hurdles heat.
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August 5, 2024

POSTCARD FROM PARIS

 

Shanieka Ricketts of Jamaica displays her Triple Jump silver medal during a presentation ceremony of the Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)

Rasheed Broadbell of Jamaica competes in the 110m Hurdles heat.

Jamaica’s Jevaughn Powell (left) and France’s Gilles Biron contest the Men’s 400m heat. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)

Julien Alfred of St Lucia acknowledges the crowd after accepting the Women’s 100m gold medal during a presentation ceremony of the Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)

Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson (right) helps compatriot Oblique Seville to his feet after the Men’s 100m final, during the Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday. (Photos: Naphtali Junior)

Rushell Clayton competes in the Women’s 400m hurdles heat.

 

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