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KINGSTON, Jamaica – National record holder Nickisha Pryce retained her women’s 400m crown at the JAAA National Championships on Sunday, running a well...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Holmwood Technical took the gold and silver medals in both the Under-18 and Under-20 girls 400m finals on Sunday’s final day of th...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two-time World Athletics Championships medalist Rushell Clayton created a mild upset to retain her women’s 400m hurdles title, run...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Roshawn Clarke will get a second chance at a World Athletics Championships medal after he won his second national senior title on ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – The stage has been set for an exciting 110m hurdles final on Sunday’s final day of the JAAA National Championships after some fast...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Olympic bronze medalist Megan Tapper equalled her season’s best 12.50 seconds (-0.7m/s) in the semi-finals of the 100m hurdles on ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Christopher Taylor leads the qualifiers for Sunday’s finals of the men’s 200m at the JAAA National Senior Championships after he r...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – William Knibb Memorial’s Sanjay Seymore leads the qualifiers for the Under-20 boys 200m final on Sunday after running 21.22 second...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – Olympic Games and World Championships medalist Shanieka Ricketts won a seventh consecutive triple jump title Saturday at the JAAA ...
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June 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson ran a lifetime best and world leading 9.75 seconds (0.8m/s) to retain his men’s 100m titl...
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June 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Despite nursing a sore thigh, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lamara Distin retained her women’s high jump title, clearing 1.86m...
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PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The next generation of Jamaican sprinting could be on show on Friday’s second day of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Associat...
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PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Between the end of one of the greatest sprint careers and the beginning of what could be some spectacular performances for years t...
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June 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shericka Jackson produced a timely reminder of her pedigree on Thursday after she strolled to a smooth 11.20 seconds (-1.4m/s) to ...
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