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January 12 12:26 AM
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January 12 12:26 AM
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January 12 12:25 AM
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January 12 12:24 AM
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January 12 12:24 AM
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January 12 12:22 AM
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June 27, 2013
BY PAUL A REID Observer Writer MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Head coach of the Jamaican team to the 8th IAAF World Youth Championships to be held in Donets...
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June 27, 2013
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — A false start called late marred Asafa Powell's best run of the season at the Czech Golden Spike event yesterday, which...
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June 25, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Mike Fennell won another four-year term as president of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) yesterday, holding off the challeng...
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June 25, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A 26-member team has been named for the World Youth track and field Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine in July.Girls: Boys: The te...
Athletics, Sports
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
June 25, 2013
INCLUDED in the nearly 5,000 fans inside the National Stadium on Saturday night enjoying Natoya Goule's brilliant, well-paced run in the final of the ...
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June 25, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Former world record-holder Asafa Powell will compete at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting in the Czech Republic tomorrow Thursday,...
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June 25, 2013
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago's Olympic javelin gold medallist Keshorn Walcott reportedly escaped serious injury following a veh...
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June 25, 2013
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama (CMC) — A sprint icon in the Bahamas, Chandra Sturrup, has announced her retirement from athletics after a long career. Sturrup...
Athletics, Sports
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 24, 2013
IAAF World Championships 200m defending champion Usain Bolt was back at work in the gym yesterday as he continued preparation for the biennial event s...
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BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 24, 2013
THE dust has settled after four days of competition at the 2013 JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships that ended on Sunday night with a ...
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June 24, 2013
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Kelly-Ann Baptiste underlined her superiority as Trinidad and Tobago's top female sprinter by setting two national rec...
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Sanjay Myers | Sports Writer 
June 23, 2013
JAMAICA'S team to the World University Games (WUG) next month is solely track and field-based, but the local intercollegiate sporting body is determin...
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BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 23, 2013
THE good news for 110m hurdles national record holder Hansle Parchment is that there are no broken bones or ligament damage coming out of his accident...
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June 23, 2013
DES MOINES, Iowa (AFP) — Tyson Gay flew to the year's fastest 200m of 19.74 seconds at the US athletics championships yesterday to set himself up for ...
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June 23, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Outstanding schoolboy sprinter Delano Williams has transferred his allegiance from the Turks and Caicos to Great Britain. The 200 ...
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June 23, 2013
DES MOINES, Iowa (AFP) — Brianna Rollins served notice she is a force to be reckoned with by matching the fourth-fastest 100m hurdles time in history ...
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June 23, 2013
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (CMC) — World record holder and Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt and his Racers Track Club will not compete in the 52nd Ostrav...
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BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 23, 2013
PERSONAL bests and 'A' qualifying standards for the IAAF World Championships by long jumper Damar Forbes and 800m runner Natoya Goule, both representi...
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Paul Reid 
June 23, 2013
AFTER an injury interrupted the start to her 2013 season, two-time national discus throw champion Allison Randall is hoping she will get the chance to...
Athletics, Sports
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
June 23, 2013
LEFORD Green will get the chance to improve on his seventh place finish in the men's 400m hurdles at last year's Olympic Games in London after securin...
Athletics, Sports
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 23, 2013
Personal Best SPREADING his arms wide as he neared the finish line, Warren Weir's posture said it all. But he voiced it after his spectacular new pers...
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By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
June 22, 2013
ANNSERT Whyte was beaming from ear to ear after his second-place finish in the men's 400m hurdles final at the JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Senior T...
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Anthony Smith remembered for weighing decisions carefully, balancing firmness and humanity
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Late RJRGleaner CEO did not seek applause
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January 12, 2026
Lawyer calls for permanent fix
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Let them smell their ‘flowers’
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