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Lamara Distin slumps in her seat upon recognising that her World Athletics Championships experience was over after she failed to negotiate her opening height in the high jump inside the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo earlier today.
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Distin disappointed with World Champs no height

Lamara Distin couldn’t hide her deep disappointment as she bowed out of the World Championship high jump competition at the first attempt. Barely an hour after entering the Japanese capital’s National…
Jamaica's Natoya Goule-Toppin leads her 800-metre qualification heat at the World Athletics Championships inside the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo earlier today.
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Goul-Toppin navigates qualification from the front

Natoya Goule-Toppin made light work of the heats of the 800 metres, winning the seventh and last one, but neither Kelly-Ann Beckford nor Adelle Tracey made it through to Friday’s semi-finals.…
Rusheen McDonald of Jamaica moments after competing in the men’s 400 metres final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday. McDonald placed just outside a podium spot in fourth with a time of 44.28 seconds.
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‘I wanted a medal’

TOKYO, Japan Having entered the Tokyo World Athletics Championships with the aim of claiming a medal and lowering the national record, Jamaica’s Rusheen McDonald was left with bitter disappointment…
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World Champs Schedule

Day 8 Morning Session (Friday evening) 5:30 p.m: Women’s 20 Kilometres Race Walk Final 7 p.m: Men’s Discus Throw Qualification - Group A 7 p.m: Men’s 100 Metres Decathlon 7:28 p.m: Men’s 20…
Gold medallist Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago embraces silver medallist Anderson Peters of Grenada after the men’s javelin final at the World Athletics Championships in the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday.
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T&T’s Walcott wins gold in javelin; Peters, LaFond, Richards earn silver medals

TOKYO, Japan (CMC): More than 13 years after winning his first major title, Trinidad and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott delivered another exceptional performance to capture gold in the men’s javelin at the…
Dr Maurice McNaughton at the Japan National Stadium.
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Jamaican fans faint as outdoor medal ceremonies spark criticism at World Champs

TOKYO, Japan: Three Jamaican fans collapsed during Tuesday’s medal ceremony at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo as searing heat and poor crowd control reignited criticism of organisers’…
Jeremy Forbes (left) of Tivoli High shields the ball from Denham Town High’s Roger Morgan during a Manning Cup match at St Andrew Technical High School on Wednesday, September 10. Tivoli won 7-0.
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Manning Cup: Focused Norman Manley hunt third win

Former champions Norman Manley High will be aiming for their third consecutive win in this year’s ISSA/WATA Manning Cup competition when they host Eltham High at Maxfield Park today at 3:30 p.m.…
Barcelona’s Marcus Rashford celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the Champions League, opening phase match between Newcastle and Barcelona in Newcastle, England, yesterday.
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Rashford impresses with first goals for Barcelona

NEWCASTLE, England (AP): Marcus Rashford was Plan B for Barcelona this summer. Second-best looked pretty good after the on-loan Manchester United forward scored his first two goals for his new team…
West Indies coach Daren Sammy.
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Sammy: Door not closed for Brathwaite, Roach or Holder

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has given the assurance that Cricket West Indies (CWI) has not called time on the careers of out of favour opener Kraigg Brathwaite,…