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Holness urges compassion over defecting Olympians, looks to improve athlete retention
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ANDRE LOWE Sports content manager lowea@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 24, 2025
With several athletes, lured by cash, choosing to represent other countries, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has called for calm and says that further c...
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JAAA urges World Athletics to take action after Olympians switch allegiance
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June 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association says World Athletics needs to take action in order to prevent more athletes from...
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JAAA says still waiting for official notification on reported Türkiye transfers
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JAAA says still waiting for official notification on reported Türkiye transfers
June 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) is insisting that media reports originating from Jamaica and Turkiye about...
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Pinnock, Hibbert join move to Turkiye
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Pinnock, Hibbert join move to Turkiye
June 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Fresh on the heels of news that Olympic Games medallists Roje Stona and Rajindra Campbell have switched allegiances from Jamaica t...
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Olympic medallists Stona, Campbell switch allegiance to Turkiye — reports
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Olympic medallists Stona, Campbell switch allegiance to Turkiye — reports
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Olympic medallists Roje Stona and Rajindra Campbell are reported to have switched allegiances to Turkiye after being lured by attr...
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Olympic champion Roje Stona could miss JAAA trials
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Olympic champion Roje Stona could miss JAAA trials
PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
June 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Unless a late application is sent in by midnight Thursday, Olympic men’s discus throw champion Roje Stona will not be part of the ...
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A look back at the 12 biggest local news stories of 2024
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A Category 4 hurricane that wiped out economic growth, Prime Minister Andrew Holness being investigated for illicit enrichment; the Cherry Tree Lane M...
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Jamaica’s Roje Stona selected for NFL tryouts as part of league’s International Player Pathway programme
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Jamaica’s Roje Stona selected for NFL tryouts as part of league’s International Player Pathway programme
December 9, 2024
Jamaican Olympic champion Roje Stona is among 14 athletes selected to participate in the NFL’s International Player Pathway (IPP) programme next year,...
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Olympic discus champion Stona considers American football career
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August 7, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Jamaican's Olympic discus champion Roje Stona said he was unsure whether to pursue a career in American football despite coming ...
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#ParisOlympics: Roje Stona wins historic gold in Olympic discus final
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August 7, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Roje Stona stunned a powerful field to win the gold medal in the men’s discus throw at the Olympic Games at Stade de France in Par...
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#ParisOlympics: Smikle leads Jamaican trio through to discus final
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National champion Traves Smikle led the trio of Jamaican men to the final of the discus throw at the Paris Olympics on Monday. Only four men got over ...
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#NationalTrials: Smikle wins discus title, but Dacres falls short
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KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Traves Smikle won his third straight and sixth national men’s discus throw title after a fierce competition at the Jamaica Athlet...
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Stona and Anderson kick off LA GP on Friday
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Jamaican discus thrower Roje Stona will take a break from trying to impress NFL coaches to compete at the USATF LA Grand Prix that starts Friday eveni...
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Jamaica to have three men in Paris Olympics discus throw after Stona’s PB
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Jamaica will have three representatives in the men’s discus throw at a second consecutive Olympic Games after Roje Stona achieved the qualifying mark ...
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