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Ricketts has best-ever start in triple jump
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Ricketts has best-ever start in triple jump
Paul A Reid 
August 24, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Shanieka Ricketts is hopeful for a third-straight medal in the women's triple jump at the World Athletics Championships, after she...
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Fantastic fourth!
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Fantastic fourth!
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 23, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Newly minted men's 400m hurdles record holder Roshaw n Clarke graded his first senior World Athletics Championships 12 on a scale ...
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Shericka cruises to kick-start 200m title defence
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Shericka cruises to kick-start 200m title defence
Paul A Reid 
August 23, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary — After repeating her silver medal in the 100m two days ago, defending champion Shericka Jackson turned her attention to the women's...
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How do you see the women’s 400m hurdles final playing out?
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How do you see the women’s 400m hurdles final playing out?
August 23, 2023
Based on their semi-final performances the Jamaican ladies stand a reasonable chance of medalling. Rushell Clayton has certainly thrown her hat into t...
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WATSON FIRES WARNING
Athletics, Sports, World Champs
WATSON FIRES WARNING
Paul A Reid 
August 23, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Antonio Watson fired a salvo as he attempts to become Jamaica's second World Championships men's 400m gold medallist and first sin...
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Kevona Davis happy with chance on senior stage
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Kevona Davis happy with chance on senior stage
Paul A Reid 
August 23, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary — The start time for the women's 200m heats have been adjusted due to a change in the schedule at the World Athletics Championships,...
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Russell: ‘I love being a part of history’
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Russell: ‘I love being a part of history’
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobsrever.com 
August 23, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Janieve Russell is relishing being a part of Jamaica's track and field history as she will be one of three Jamaicans who will line...
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Maurice Broadbell says son will rebound after heartbreaking spill
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Maurice Broadbell says son will rebound after heartbreaking spill
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 23, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Maurice Broadbell thinks his son Rasheed will bounce back from Sunday's mishap in the first round of the 110m hurdles at the World...
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What are Roshawn Clarke’s chances in the 400m hurdles final?
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What are Roshawn Clarke’s chances in the 400m hurdles final?
August 22, 2023
Trishana McGowan, broadcast journalist I think Roshawn Clarke is off to an amazing first World Championships. The goal is already met for a first-time...
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Guru Glen Mills assesses blooming sprinter Seville
Athletics, Sports
Guru Glen Mills assesses blooming sprinter Seville
Andre Lowe | Sports Content Manager 
August 22, 2023
Celebrated track Coach Glen Mills says while there is some disappointment that Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville missed out on a medal at the World At...
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Seville optimistic about Jamaican men’s sprint
Athletics, Sports
Seville optimistic about Jamaican men’s sprint
Paul A Reid 
August 22, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Two-time World Championships men's 100m finalist Oblique Seville is optimistic about the future of men's sprinting in Jamaica and ...
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‘It’s pretty magical’
Athletics, Sports
‘It’s pretty magical’
Paul A Reid 
August 22, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary — It was a bittersweet experience for Adelle Tracey who smashed the Jamaican women's 1,500m national record in the semi-finals of th...
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OUR CHAMPIONS!
Athletics, Sports
OUR CHAMPIONS!
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
August 21, 2023
JAMAICANS gathered in Half-Way-Tree were in a state of shock on Monday after sprinters Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were both beaten b...
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Shelly graciously savours bronze medal
Athletics, Sports
Shelly graciously savours bronze medal
Paul A Reid 
August 21, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Even while not at her other-worldly best, five-time World Championships women's 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce found a way ...
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HOW COME?
Athletics, Sports
HOW COME?
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
August 21, 2023
JAMAICA'S top tennis player Blaise Bicknell has accused Tennis Jamaica (TJ) of being "biased" in their selection for the country's Davis Cup team for ...
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Jamaicans rake in two silver, one bronze to kick-start medal push
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Jamaicans rake in two silver, one bronze to kick-start medal push
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 21, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Despite earning three medals on the third day of the World Athletics Championships at National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hunga...
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Walk the talk
Athletics, Sports
Walk the talk
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 21, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary — On Sunday's second day of the World Athletics Championships at National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary, Jamaica's Roshawn C...
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Shericka turns attention to half-lap event after 100m silver
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Shericka turns attention to half-lap event after 100m silver
Paul A Reid 
August 21, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Few would have bet against Shericka Jackson in the women's 100m final on Monday night at National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hu...
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What are your thoughts on the women’s 100m final?
Athletics, Sports
What are your thoughts on the women’s 100m final?
August 21, 2023
Andre Lowe sports journalist Wow, what a race! Sha'Carri Richardson, 10.65 seconds and a championships record, delivered a powerful run from lane nine...
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HEAT IS ON
Athletics, Sports
HEAT IS ON
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 20, 2023
Stage set for epic women's 100m finale BUDAPEST, Hungary — After sporting a flame-coloured wig which she likened to "fire at the end of the rockets", ...
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Oblique admits mixed emotions after 4th-place run
Athletics, Sports
Oblique admits mixed emotions after 4th-place run
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 20, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Despite a disappointing fourth-place finish in the men's 100m for the second-straight World Athletics Championships, after clockin...
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BUDAPEST SNAPSHOTS
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BUDAPEST SNAPSHOTS
August 20, 2023
Natasha Morrison (left) of Jamaica and Sha'Carri Richardson of United States embrace after a women's 100m heat race on day two of the World Championsh...
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