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Bolt, Fraser-Pryce have repaired Jamaica’s image, says coach
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Bolt, Fraser-Pryce have repaired Jamaica’s image, says coach
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
August 19, 2013
THE gold medal performances of Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce at the just-concluded 14th IAAF World Championships in Moscow have done a lot to...
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August 19, 2013
OUR athletes deserve to be showered with all the superlatives in the dictionary, as well as those unique colloquialisms currently in usage in Jamaican...
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Commonwealth Games tickets on sale
August 19, 2013
LONDON, England (AFP) — Up to a million tickets for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow went on sale yesterday, with high demand causing delays on ...
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Francis willing to take back Asafa, Sherone – But only if…
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Francis willing to take back Asafa, Sherone – But only if…
PAUL A REID Observer writer 
August 19, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia — Coach of the Maximising Velocity and Power Track and Field Club (MVP) Stephen Francis is maintaining his position that unless embattl...
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Get rid of poor leaders, Dr Paul Wright advises
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Get rid of poor leaders, Dr Paul Wright advises
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
August 19, 2013
Monday Exchange OUTSPOKEN sports medical doctor Paul Wright yesterday broadsided the country's leaders, saying that they have been doing a poor job an...
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Prosecution: Woman screamed, then Pistorius fired
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Prosecution: Woman screamed, then Pistorius fired
August 19, 2013
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A woman screamed and then there was silence, according to South African prosecutors pressing a premeditated murder case ...
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Francis focussed – 4x400m hero says education his main goal
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Francis focussed – 4x400m hero says education his main goal
BY KARYL WALKER Editor - Crime/Court Desk walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 19, 2013
JAVON Francis, the 18-year-old mile relay anchor runner whose heroics on the track at the just-concluded 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Mo...
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Ominous!
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Ominous!
August 18, 2013
'I want to go to the Olympics in Rio and dominate,' says Bolt MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Usain Bolt revealed a track master plan that includes defending h...
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The Jamaican curse of the Moscow games
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
The Jamaican curse of the Moscow games
Paul Reid 
August 18, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia — No one could blame 400m hurdler Kaliese Spencer if she was the first person on a flight out of Moscow, even before the end of the 14t...
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Javon Francis’ stupendous run speaks volumes to 400m revival
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Javon Francis’ stupendous run speaks volumes to 400m revival
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
August 18, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia — Jamaica's silver medal performance in the men's 4x400m finals on Friday night in the Luzhniki stadium at the 14th IAAF World Champion...
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Bolt rates Moscow Champs 7 out of 10
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Bolt rates Moscow Champs 7 out of 10
August 18, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Usain Bolt may have two more races to run this season, but his thoughts have already turned to holidays after he notched up a s...
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World Champions – Jamaica end games third on medal table
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
World Champions – Jamaica end games third on medal table
Paul Reid 
August 18, 2013
Jamaicans cap World Champs with two relay gold medals MOSCOW, Russia — The strains of the Jamaican National Anthem should still be ringing in the ears...
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‘Don’t even trust yourself,’ Blake advises athletes
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
‘Don’t even trust yourself,’ Blake advises athletes
Paul Reid 
August 17, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia — With a number of high-profile athletes testing positive for banned substances in their system, former 2011 IAAF 100m world champion Y...
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World’s greatest – Bolt undisputed sprint king
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
World’s greatest – Bolt undisputed sprint king
Paul Reid 
August 17, 2013
Easy does it - Bolt completes three-peat in 200m, as Weir takes silver MOSCOW, Russia — The Russian anthem was playing and the members of the winning ...
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Mother knew Francis would deliver
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Mother knew Francis would deliver
August 17, 2013
EARLIER this month when schoolboy Javon Francis told his mother Violet Palmer that he would try his best to help Jamaica secure a medal at the World C...
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‘I am over the moon,’ says Danielle Williams
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
‘I am over the moon,’ says Danielle Williams
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
August 17, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia — Despite finishing sixth in her semi-final heat in 13.13 seconds and missing the final by a wide margin, sprint hurdler Danielle Willi...
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Tastes so good
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Tastes so good
August 17, 2013
Double sprint gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce bites on her gold medal shortly after the medal ceremony for the women's 200m inside the Luzhniki...
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Shelly-Ann double success no surprise, say coach Francis
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
August 17, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia — Stephen Francis, the man who coached Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to a rare women's sprint double at the 14th IAAF World Championships, is...
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Russia claim lead on penultimate day
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Russia claim lead on penultimate day
August 17, 2013
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — When Usain Bolt means business, he is still all alone out there. Bolt coasted to his third straight 200-metre world title yester...
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PHOTO: Respect!
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
PHOTO: Respect!
August 16, 2013
PICTURE of the Day MOSCOW, Russsia — Jamaica's sprint king Usain Bolt greets a young admirer with the fist, a popular gesture in Jamaica, after he com...
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Double the money sweep of sprints in Moscow
Athletics, Sports, World Championships 2013
Double the money sweep of sprints in Moscow
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 16, 2013
Magnificent Fraser-Pryce completes sweep of sprints in Moscow MOSCOW, Russia — Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce continues to rewrite Jamaica's storied female s...
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LCPL gets the Virgin seal of approval from Sir Richard Branson
August 16, 2013
ST JOHN'S, Antigua — Sir Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, has given the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) his seal of approval ...
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