At the time of writing this column at the end of Day Three of the XVII IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar, Jamaica has already secured two gold and one silver medal. The top-of-the podium positions have come through a breathtaking effort by the Stephen Francis-coached Tajay Gayle, in the men’s long jump, and a sparkling 100m run from the evergreen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, also from Francis’ MVP camp. The respective marks were a massive national record of 8.69 metres and a season’s best 10.71 seconds, both carrying a world lead tag. The second place went to the team of Nathon Allen, Roneisha McGregor, Tiffany James and Javon Francis who came home behind the United States in the first-time staged event, the mixed 4x400m relay.
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