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Richard James (born 1 December 1979) is a Jamaican former sprinter specializing in the 400 metres and the 8th World Athletics Indoor Championships gold medallist in the 4 × 400 m relay. He was an All-American track and field runner for the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and won medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics ...
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (née Fraser; born December 27, 1986) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time.
The song was declared "song of the summer" for 2023 by UK Charts. [24] In August 2023, a video of American rapper J. Cole rapping along to Sprinter at record producer T-Minus' wedding went viral on social media. [25] Former U.S. President Barack Obama included the song on his annual playlist, which was released in December 2023. [26]
Yohan Blake (born 26 December 1989) is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 100-metre and 200-metre sprint races. He won gold at the 100m at the 2011 World Athletics Championships as the youngest 100m world champion ever, and a silver medal in the 2012 Olympic Games in London in the 100m and 200m races for the Jamaican team behind Usain Bolt.
Kynard said the ceremony only happened when and where it did − against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower, during the 2024 Paris Games − because of retired American sprinter Lashinda Demus, who ...
Nesta Carter OD (born October 11, 1985) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres event. Carter was successful as part of the Jamaican 4 x 100 metres relay team, taking gold and setting successive world records at the 2011 World Championships and 2012 London Olympics .
Lanae-Tava Thomas was born in Kingston, the capital of Jamaica. She moved to the United States at the age of 11. Thomas was on the Rush-Henrietta varsity track and field team as an eighth-grader.
A day after a scary close call, Jamaican sprinter Andrew Hudson's right eye remained irritated. Less than an hour after the wreck, Hudson made it to the starting line of the semifinal even with ...