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DOHA, Qatar —Shericka Jackson anchored the Jamaican team to bronze clocking 3:22.37 seconds in the final of the women's 4x400m at the 2019 IAAF World ...
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'I am just happy,' says Ricketts Doha, Qatar — Jamaica's Shanieka Ricketts won silver in the triple jump with 14.92m while her teammate Kimberly Willi...
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Shelly leads team to sprint relay gold; Ricketts claims silver in triple jump Doha , Qatar — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce secured her second gold medal as ...
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11:02 am — women's 100m hurdles (semi-finals) 11:15 am — women's long jump (final) 11:40 am — men's 1500m (final) 11:55 am — men's javelin throw (fina...
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DOHA, Qatar — Jamaica's Janeek Brown secured her spot in the 100m hurdles final after placing second in heat three at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Ch...
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DOHA, Qatar — Jamaica's Yanique Thompson ran second in heat two to secure her spot in the 100m hurdles semi finals at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Ch...
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RANK COUNTRY G S B TOTAL 1 United States 9 9 3 21 2 Pr Of China 3 3 3 9 3 Kenya 3 0 2 5 4 Jamaica 2 3 2 7 5 Great Britain & N.I. 2 1 0 3 6 Ethiopia 1 ...
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'I ran my race' Clayton ecstatic with bronze medal in 400m hurdle Doha, Qatar — Rushell Clayton ran her lifetime best and delivered a bronze medal to ...
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Doha, Qatar — Jamaica's Danielle Williams begins the hunt for her second IAAF World Athletics Championships gold in the 100m hurdles, in which she lea...
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DOHA, Qatar — The Jamaican team with a 3:00.76 -second clocking won heat two of the men's 4x400m relay at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships ...
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DOHA, Qatar — Jamaica's Danielle Williams won heat three to secure a spot in the 100m hurdles semi finals at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championshi...
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DOHA, Qatar — Jamaica's Chanice Porter will compete in the final round of the women's long jump at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha...
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DOHA, Qatar — Jamaica's Megan Tapper secured her spot in the 100m hurdles semi finals running second in heat one at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Cham...
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Women's 4x100m relay team sprints into final, but men's team falls short Doha, Qatar — Demish Gaye closed fast but not fast enough and missed out on a...
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Pleasing palates in Doha Doha , Qatar — Eight years ago Ray Payne left London to accompany his wife, who was offered a lucrative job in Doha, totally ...
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DOHA, Qatar — Shericka Jackson anchored the Jamaican team to a 41.44-second win in the women's 4x100m relay final at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Cha...
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DOHA, Qatar — Jamaica's Janeek Brown secured her spot in the 100m hurdles semis placing second in heat five at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Champions...
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Danniel Thomas-Dodd is all smiles after receiving her silver medal in the women's shot put final inside Khalifa International Stadium at the 17th IAAF...
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DOHA, Qatar — Jamaica's Shanieka Ricketts won silver in the women's triple jump final at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, a...
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