IN this file photo Nayoka Clunis of Jamaica reacts after competing in the hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, September 14, 2025. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)
June 21, 2026
Nayoka Clunis wins sixth hammer throw national title
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Nayoka Clunis claimed a sixth women’s hammer throw national title Sunday, topping the field at the JAAA National Championships at the National Stadium with 68.93m.
The two-time World Athletics Championships competitor dominated the event with five throws over 65.00m. Her national record 72.03m set in mid-April this year ranks her fourth in the Commonwealth.
Britannia Johnson of Purdue University was second with 52.70m, with Fabrienne Foster of the University of North Texas third with 48.00m.
— Paul A Reid