Jamaica won three silver medals on the final day to end its successful campaign at the 18th World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Jamaica, which started the final day with seven medals, was one of four countries to finish with double-digit medals to finish third overall on the medal table with ten (10) and second on the placing table with 110 points.The evening session got underway with the women’s 100m hurdles serving up the appetizer for what turned to be a majestic grand finale. Jamaica’s Britany Anderson, the world U20 record-holder, became the country’s national record holder after posting 12.31 seconds to win her semi-final. It was an outrageous run, which made her the 9th fastest woman of all time. Anderson followed that sensational run with a similar display in the final skimming over the ten barriers with precision to claim silver in a wind-assisted 12.23 seconds (+2.5 m/s) behind Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan in 12.06. In fact, Anderson shared the same time with Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn from Puerto Rico, however, the tie broke in Anderson’s favour by the timer – 12.224 to 12.229. In the semi-finals, Amusan set a new world record of 12.12 […]
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SILVER 🥈 for Team Jamaica 🇯🇲 in the Women’s 4x100M with a time of 41.18! Kemba Nelson ➡️ Elaine Thompson Herah ➡️ Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce➡️ Shericka Jackson. Speed Queens 🥇💨@Melissajanae21, @abbysteiner1, @J_Prandini and @TeeTeeTerry_ connect for gold in the women’s 4x100m relay! #WorldAthleticsChamps x #WCHOregon22 pic.twitter.com/kVzqiVDbtS — Team USA (@TeamUSA) July 24, 2022 Team Jamaica 🇯🇲 misses out on bronze in the Men’s 4x100M with a 4th place finish in 38.06! Ackeem Blake ➡️ Yohan Blake ➡️ Oblique Seville ➡️ Jelani Waler. Team USA takes silver in the men’s 4x100m relay at the 2022 #WorldAthleticsChamps 🥈 Andre De Grasse brings home the gold medal for Canada. 🎥 @NBCOlympics pic.twitter.com/Dm5nx5exBC — The Athletic (@TheAthletic) July 24, 2022
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Eugene, Oregon – Shericka Jackson crowned herself world champion in the women’s 200m on Thursday (21) and with that she accomplished several milestones. Jackson, who was competing in her first 200m final at a major championship, stormed to a championship record in 21.45 seconds (+0.6 m/s), the second fastest time ever, and became the first woman to collect medals in the 100m, 200m and 400m at the World Athletics Championships. “I definitely believe it was the perfect race,” said Jackson. “I just wanted to execute the best possible race tonight and I think I did that, I got a massive personal best, a championship record and the gold medal.” “I know I was capable of running fast, I wanted to run fast, and once I execute, I will definitely go fast. To come out here and do it is a great feeling and I’m grateful.” Her compatriot, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, ran beautifully to claim silver in 21.81 seconds, a season’s best and 0.02 off her personal best. Fraser-Pryce, the last woman to win the sprint double at a world championships, climbed joint second on the multiple medallists list with four medals. “Listen, I am […]
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WHAT. A. RACE. JAMAICA GOES 1-2! Shericka Jackson takes the win in 21.45 (World Championship record and No. 2 in history) over Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s 21.81! Dina Asher-Smith takes bronze in 22.02 Team USA’s Abby Steiner is 5th in 22.26. pic.twitter.com/Mb01DsoeVA — Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) July 22, 2022 Shericka Jackson 🇯🇲 clocks CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD of 21.45 in the Women’s 200M Final. 🥇 Shericka Jackson 21.45 PB 🇯🇲 🥈 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 21.81 🇯🇲 🥉 Dina Asher-Smith 22.02 🇬🇧 7th Elaine Thompson Herah 22.39 🇯🇲 Shericka Jackson wins the womens 200M finals with a CR of 21.45 🇯🇲 pic.twitter.com/KNp6EUW14W — Maestor (@maest8rmind) July 22, 2022
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Eugene, Oregon – Day six (6) of the World Athletics Championships did not feature many finals, only two, and so athletes were more focused on getting to the next stage including the finals of their events. Jamaica’s athletes endured mixed fortunes throughout and here is a summary of how the day progressed: The country’s top 800m runner Navasky Anderson started out purposely on the opening lap trying desperately not to be boxed in like a neatly wrapped valentine’s gift. He came through second as the bell chimed in 52.34 seconds and maintained that position with 300m to go. However, at the 600m mark there was a sense of urgency from all the runners to position themselves for the dash for home. Anderson was unable to keep up with the pace required and faded to seventh in a pedestrian 1:48.37. The women’s 400m hurdles semi-final was the next event on track and Jamaica’s trio of Janieve Russell, Shian Salmon and Rushell Clayton were aiming for a historical finals berth. Russell, who battled courageously to qualify in the top two, finished third in heat one in 54.66 seconds, which meant an agonizing wait to […]
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Eugene, Oregon – All three of Jamaica’s female 400m hurdlers advanced to the semi-finals on Tuesday (19). World ranked #5 Janieve Russell led the qualifiers in heat two stopping the clock at 54.52 seconds. “I hope to cause an upset,” said Russell. “I’ve been training very hard and I’m just going to go out there and execute.” Russell admitted that she felt jitters going into her opening heat. “Today’s race was very tough because I didn’t have any race since the Jamaican national championships and I was a bit nervous and felt rusty out there. I am really glad that I shook it off.” She is looking forward to the semi-finals. “Tomorrow I’m going to be nervous again because I really want to make the final. I’ve been through this before and all I have to do is remain mentally strong and focus on my lane.” Shian Salmon finished second in heat four (4) in 54.91 behind defending world champion Dalilah Muhammad 54.45. “The first round was just to get out the jitters,” said Salmon. “I knew the top four qualified automatically but I wanted a preferred lane in the semi-finals so I […]
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Eugene, Oregon – As was the case with the women’s 100m final, another monumental clash beckons in the 200m final with Jamaica’s sprint queens Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson and Elaine Thompson-Herah aiming to replicate Sunday’s 1-2-3 podium sweep. There is a lot of history riding on the event. Fraser-Pryce is one of three women to win the sprint double at a World Championship along with German Katrin Krabbe (1991) and Silke Mőller (1987). Fraser-Pryce, who won her semi-final in 21.82 seconds, her second fastest time ever behind her 21.79 PB, has a chance to become the first woman to win the sprint double twice. She hinted that despite fatigue setting in, she is still up for the challenge. “I’m feeling tired,” said Fraser-Pryce, who will get a full day’s rest with the final scheduled for Thursday (21). “It definitely takes a toll because I’m older than most of the girls. So I try to recover as best as I can to come out here and execute a good 200m.” She added, “I am pleased, especially with my first 150m. I made sure to get out because I knew that the ladies behind me are […]
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Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, after bounding out to 14.89m to claim silver in the women’s triple jump on Monday (18). This was a repeat silver medal performance at the Doha World Championships. However, this achievement meant more to Ricketts following her disappointing fourth-place finish at the Toyko2020 Olympics. “I am over the moon,” said Ricketts. “To be back on the podium for the second time, I feel so blessed based on the season I’ve been having. I’ve been jumping nowhere close to 14.8m, and to produce it tonight, when it matters, and get the silver medal, I’m grateful.” Ricketts confirmed she would be participating in the Commonwealth Games, at which point she will be targeting the 15m mark. Jamaica’s two other entrants Kimberly Williams (14.29m) and Ackelia Smith (13.90m) placed seventh and twelfth respectively. By Noel Francis
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Jamaica’s three entrants in the men’s discus were aiming to replicate the historic achievement of the triple jumpers a day earlier, that is, qualify for the final. Chad Wright, who arrived a mere 24 hours earlier due to visa issues, was the first thrower in Group A. He failed to get into his rhythm and his series went 59.14m, foul and 60.31m to finish 12th. Wright, who made the Olympic final last year, could not hide his disappointment. “After all of this, I am still processing what happened. I’m a bit upset now, but I’ll be OK later, so I’m going to take two days and get ready for the Commonwealth Games.” Traves Smikle, drawn in the same group, hurled the discus 64.21m on his first attempt, and 63.16m on his second before fouling his final attempt. This was good enough to finish seventh in the group, which meant automatic qualification, was not guaranteed forcing Smikle to fret and sweat while watching Group B qualification. Smikle felt he had done enough to advance and summed up the competition. “The group that I was in just now, I think it’s the best performing group ever […]
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Hansle Parchment’s bid to become world champion evaporated in dramatic fashion when he freakishly got injured prior to the start of the men’s 110m hurdles final. The Olympic champion, who looked supreme through the rounds, had been undefeated all season and adding the world title to his achievements would have been incredible. Parchment was confident for the final, not having lost a race against reigning world champion Grant Holloway. Parchment, while in the process of warming up, ran straight into the first hurdle after failing to get any elevation. He was seen grimacing in pain and gingerly walked off the track before collapsing to the ground. After getting some attention on the infield, Parchment, who had been motionless for a few minutes made a valiant attempt to haul himself together, but it was obvious his discomfort was too excruciating forcing him to withdraw from the event. Parchment, the team captain, represented Jamaica’s last chance of collecting an individual medal on the men’s side. Hansle Parchment: “Hello friends. I had an incident just before the start of the 110mh final. I’m sorry I was unable to represent my country and challenge for […]
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