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February 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —World indoors bronze medallist Carey McLeod finished third in the men’s long jump with a season’s best 8.22m at the Belgrade indoor...
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Tokyo 2025: Lamara Distin crashes out of high jump
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Tokyo 2025: Lamara Distin crashes out of high jump
September 18, 2025
National champion Lamara Distin failed to get past the first height in the qualifying round of the women’s high jump Thursday at the World Athletics C...
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Second for Distin, McLeod at FBK Games
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KINGSTON, Jamaica - Lamara Distin and Omar McLeod were second in their respective events at Monday’s 44th staging of the Fanny Blankers-Koen (FBK) Gam...
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Distin points finger at JAAA after Olympics disappointment
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August 2, 2024
PARIS, France – Jamaica high jumper Lamara Distin has cited lack of support from the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) as the main r...
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Jamaica’s Lamara Distin failed to get past the first round of the women’s high jump on Friday’s first session of the Olympic Games in Paris, only mana...
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Silvera came clean only after forensic bombshell
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