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Elaine Thompson-Herah anchors women’s 4x100m team to gold
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Elaine Thompson-Herah anchors women’s 4x100m team to gold
May 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A brilliant anchor leg from fit again Elaine Thompson-Herah took Jamaica to gold in the women’s 4x100m relay on Sunday’s final day...
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Jamaica breaks national record to get silver in Mixed 4x400m relay
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Jamaica breaks national record to get silver in Mixed 4x400m relay
May 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Mixed 4x400m relay team broke their national record after they ran 3:08.24 seconds to take the silver medal on Sunday’s ...
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Jamaica breaks own World Record to win mixed 4x100m relay
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Jamaica breaks own World Record to win mixed 4x100m relay
May 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica struck gold in the Mixed 4x100m relay at the Debswana World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana on Sunday, lowering the...
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Men’s 4x100m team makes amends with World Championships qualification
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Men’s 4x100m team makes amends with World Championships qualification
May 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Jamaica’s men’s 4x100m relay team booked their spot in next year’s World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China after winning ...
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World Relays: Jamaica’s 4x400m teams fall short in first qualifying round
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World Relays: Jamaica’s 4x400m teams fall short in first qualifying round
May 2, 2026
Jamaica’s 4x400m relay teams will hope to lift their performances on Sunday’s final day of the Debswana World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana a...
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World Relays: Jamaica fourth in men’s 4x100m heat, will have to wait to qualify for World Champs
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World Relays: Jamaica fourth in men’s 4x100m heat, will have to wait to qualify for World Champs
May 2, 2026
Jamaica’s men’s 4x100m team will have to wait for Sunday’s second qualifying round of the World Athletics Relays to book their ticket to next year’s W...
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World Relays: Strong Jamaican team lead qualifiers for women’s 4x100m
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World Relays: Strong Jamaican team lead qualifiers for women’s 4x100m
May 2, 2026
A strong Jamaican women’s 4x100m team ran 41.96 seconds to lead the qualifiers for Sunday’s final at the Debswana World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, ...
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World Relays: Jamaica advance to mixed 4x400m final
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World Relays: Jamaica advance to mixed 4x400m final
May 2, 2026
Jamaica booked their place in the final of the mixed 4x400m relays at the Debswana World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana on Saturday, winning t...
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World Relays: Jamaica smash record in mixed 4x100m
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World Relays: Jamaica smash record in mixed 4x100m
May 2, 2026
Jamaica set a world record 39.99 seconds in the mixed 4x100m relay on Saturday’s opening day of the Debswana World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botsw...
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JAAA dismisses reports that payment of travel tickets forced Oblique Seville to withdraw from World Relays team
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JAAA dismisses reports that payment of travel tickets forced Oblique Seville to withdraw from World Relays team
April 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) is dismissing reports that a dispute between the association and Jamaican s...
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‘I felt my hamstring tighten’: Jamaica 4x400m runner Jodean Williams confirms injury
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‘I felt my hamstring tighten’: Jamaica 4x400m runner Jodean Williams confirms injury
May 11, 2025
Jodean Williams, who led off the Jamaican women’s 4x400m team at the recent World Relays in Guangzhou, China said she made “a bold decision” to comple...
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World Relays: Jamaican 4x100m women win bronze
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World Relays: Jamaican 4x100m women win bronze
May 11, 2025
Jamaica’s women’s 4x100m team won bronze in the final of the World Relays in Guangzhou, China, running 42.33 seconds as Great Britain stormed to a sur...
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World Relays: Disaster in men’s 4x100m as Forte suffers injury
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World Relays: Disaster in men’s 4x100m as Forte suffers injury
May 11, 2025
For the second straight day, the Jamaican men’s 4x100m team’s attempt to qualify for the World Athletics Championships was met with disaster as Julian...
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World Relays: Jamaica book Tokyo ticket in men’s 4x400m
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World Relays: Jamaica book Tokyo ticket in men’s 4x400m
May 11, 2025
The Jamaican men’s 4x400m team secured their tickets to the Tokyo World Championships in September after a gutsy performance in the second round of th...
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World Relays: Jamaica women’s 4x400m a no show for second round – Tokyo qualification at risk
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World Relays: Jamaica women’s 4x400m a no show for second round – Tokyo qualification at risk
May 11, 2025
Jamaica’s women’s 4x400m team did not show up for their second round race at the World Relays in Guangzhou, China on Sunday, dashing their hopes of ea...
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World Relays: Jamaica narrowly miss out on mixed 4x400m Tokyo qualification
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World Relays: Jamaica narrowly miss out on mixed 4x400m Tokyo qualification
May 11, 2025
Jamaica just missed out on securing a place in the mixed 4x400m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September after finishing fourth in t...
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World Relays: Jamaica cop silver in mixed 4x100m
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World Relays: Jamaica cop silver in mixed 4x100m
May 11, 2025
Jamaica won silver in the first-ever mixed 4x100m final, finishing second behind Canada in the final at the World Relays in Guangzhou, China on Sunday...
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World Relays: Jamaica’s 4x400m men fourth in heat, look to second attempt to qualify for Tokyo
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World Relays: Jamaica’s 4x400m men fourth in heat, look to second attempt to qualify for Tokyo
May 10, 2025
Jamaica’s men’s 4x400m team were not able to book a Tokyo world championships spot on Saturday, having placed fourth in their first round heat on a fr...
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World Relays: Jamaican men drop baton in 4x100m heat
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World Relays: Jamaican men drop baton in 4x100m heat
May 10, 2025
Jamaica’s men’s 4x100m team will have to wait until Sunday’s second round if they are to book a place in the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, J...
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World Relays: Jamaica finish sixth in mixed 4x400m heat
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World Relays: Jamaica finish sixth in mixed 4x400m heat
May 10, 2025
Jamaica’s mixed 4x400m team will have to wait until Sunday’s second day of the World Relays in Guangzhou, China to attempt to qualify for the World At...
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World Relays: Jamaican women second in 4x100m heat, qualify for Tokyo championships
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World Relays: Jamaican women second in 4x100m heat, qualify for Tokyo championships
May 10, 2025
Jamaica’s women’s 4x100m team booked their place in the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan after finishing second in their first round heat...
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World Relays: Jamaica win heat in first-ever mixed 4x100m
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World Relays: Jamaica win heat in first-ever mixed 4x100m
May 10, 2025
Natasha Morrison, Krystal Sloley, Javari Thomas and Rasheed Foster made history as the first athletes from Jamaica to compete in a mixed 4x100m relay,...
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