World Champs 2017

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Friday's events....

Men's
100 Metres

Christian COLEMAN USA or Jaylen BACON USA
Yohan BLAKE JAM
Christopher BELCHER USA
Usain BOLT JAM
Justin GATLIN USA
Julian FORTE JAM
Andre DE GRASSE CAN
Senoj-Jay GIVANS JAM
Cejhae GREENE ANT
Micheal CAMPBELL JAM
Keston BLEDMAN TTO
Jak Ali HARVEY TUR
Emmanuel CALLENDER TTO
Alex WILSON SUI
Andrew FISHER BRN
Kemar HYMAN CAY
Ramon GITTENS BAR
Emre Zafer BARNES TUR
Chavaughn WALSH ANT
Mario BURKE BAR
Warren FRASER BAH

Men's discus

Fedrick DACRES JAM
Traves SMIKLE JAM

Men's Long Jump

Tyrone SMITH BER
Damar FORBES JAM
Ramone BAILEY JAM

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Ah well, all good things must come to an end. Usain Bolt's long reign as champion of the sprints finally comes to an end, just as he's about to retire. American pantomime villain Justin Gatlin won the men's 100m won in 9.92, ahead of young compatriot Christian Coleman (9.94). Jamaicans Bolt (9.95) and Yohan Blake (9.99) finished third and fourth respectively.

There was another fourth place for Jamaica in the men's discus. Lithuanian Andrius Godzius won with a throw of 69.21, ahead of Sweden's Daniel Stahl (69.19), Mason Finley of the US (68.03), and Jamaica's Frederick Dacres (65.83).

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Jamaica got its first gold medal in London yesterday, when Omar McLeod convincingly won in 13.04, to add a World Champs title to his Olympic crown. Sergei Shubenkov took the silver medal in 13.14, and Hungary's Balasz Baji bronze in 13.28.

Jamaica now have one gold and one bronze medal to date.

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Following the controversial withdrawal of Botswana's Isaac Makwala after an epidemic of the very British norovirus afflicted a London hotel where athletes from half a dozen countries were staying, South African Wade van Niekerk won the men's 400m in 43.98.

Steven Gardiner secured a silver medal for the Bahamas when he came in second in 44.41, ahead of Abdullah Haroun of Qatar (44.48), another Botswanan, Baboloki Thebe (44.66), and Jamaicans Nathan Allen (44.88) and Demish Gaye (45.04).

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Jamaica narrowly missed out on two medals yesterday.

Gong Liajao of China won the women's shot putt with a throw of 19.94, ahead of Hungary's Anita Marton (19.49), and American Michelle Carter (19.19). Jamaica's Danielle Thomas-Dodd came fourth with a throw of 18.91.

Norway's Karsten Warholm won the men's 400m hurdles with 48.35, ahead of Turk Yasmani Capello (48.49) and Kerron Clement of the US (48.52). A fast-finishing Kemar Mowatt of Jamaica came fourth in 48.99.

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There was an American 1-2 in the final of the women's 400m hurdles, which was won by Kori Carter in 53.07, ahead of Delilah Mohammed (53.50). Jamaican Ristananna Tracey took the bronze medal with a personal best of 53.74.

The men's 200m final was disappointing, and seems to be suffering from a post-Usain Bolt hangover. It was won by Turkey's Ramil Guliyev in a slow time of 20.09, ahead of favourite Wayde van Niekerk of South africa and Trinidadian Jereem Richards, both of whom clocked 20.11.

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Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands won the women's 200m in a time of 22.05, ahead of MJ Ta Lou of the Ivory Coast (22.08) and Bahamian Shaunae Miller (22.15). The women's sprint relay was won by the US with a time of 41.82, ahead of Britain (42.12), with Jamaica taking bronze in 42.19.

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On the final day of the World Champs, in front of a packed crowd, Trinidad upset the odds to win the men's mile relay, clocking 2:58.12 to finish ahead of favourites United States (2:58.61) and Great Britain (2:59.00). Trinidad were represented by Jarrin Solomon, Jereem Richards, Machel Cedenio and Lalonde Gordon.

Jamaica finished with one gold medal, and three bronzes, while Trinidad ended with a gold and a bronze. Bahamas collected a silver and a bronze medal.

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"Donald Quarrie, the technical leader of Jamaica's team to the just-concluded World Championships in London, is questioning the reasons behind Stephenie-Ann McPherson's withdrawal from the women's mile relay team. He has called for stronger guidelines for national representation.

McPherson was withdrawn from the women's 4x400m relay team just before they took the track for the final, following an altercation with MVP teammate Shericka Jackson ..."

Country comes first! - Quarrie questions McPherson's withdrawal after bust-up with teammate