Turkish flight
Paris Olympics gold medallist Roje Stona is reported to be among those athletes completing documentation to become turkish citizens.
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June 20, 2025

Turkish flight

Big money pulls athletes from Jamaica

THE executive of local athletics’ governing body is scheduled to have an emergency meeting today to craft a response to the raid on top Jamaican talent by Middle Eastern nation Türkiye that rocked the island on Thursday.

Paris 2024 Olympic medallists Roje Stona, Wayne Pinnock, and Rajindra Campbell, as well as prodigious Under-20 triple jump record holder Jaydon Hibbert are reported to have completed the documentation to become Turkish citizens, lured by lucrative financial gains.

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