Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, of Jamaica, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women’s 100-meter
fi nal during the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. Associated Press /
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By Nelson A. King
Reigning world champions Shelly-
Ann Fraser-Pryce and Tajay Gayle
are among the athletes selected for
Jamaica’s team for the Tokyo Olympic
Games, according to worldthletics.
org.
It said Fraser-Pryce claimed 100m
titles at both the 2008 and 2012
Games and has been named for the
100m and 200m in Tokyo, where she
will be joined by Elaine Thompson-
Herah, who defends the titles she
won in Rio, and 2016 Olympic 400m
bronze medallist Shericka Jackson in
both events.
London 2012 Olympic 100m and
200m silver medallist Yohan Blake
is also set to double up, with Oblique
Sevill and Tyquendo Tracey selected
alongside him for the 100m, and
Rasheed Dwyer and Julian Forte
named for the 200m, Worldathlet-
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Deandra Dottin of West Indies in action
against Australia. Action Images /
Paul Harding, Livepic, fi le
WI Women A
beat Pakistan
By Azad Ali
West Indies Women A team swept
the five-match One-Day International
series against Pakistan, winning three
and losing two in the process in Antigua
last week.
The women had some bright spots
with the bat but it was not enough
to stop Pakistan A in the final match
as they slumped to a 22-run defeat
under the Duckworth/Lewis-Stern of
the series.
Chasing a revised target of 194 after
Pakistan A Women compiled 190 for
eight in a contest reduced to 34 overs
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Pakistan arrives for
Windies series
By Azad Ali
Pakistan has backed the bio-secure
protocols in place for their upcoming Test
and Twenty20 series against the West
Indies.
The Asian side will face West Indies in
the first of two Twenty20 International
matches at Kensington Oval Barbados
later this week before flying to Guyana for
the last three matches.
Jamaica’s Sabina Park will be the stage
for the two Test series from Aug. 12 – 24.
The second ODI three-match series
between West Indies and Australia at Kensington
Oval had to be postponed last
Thursday to Monday after a member of
the West Indies support staff was tested
positive for COVID-19.
However, all the players, officials and
support staff were tested and they were
cleared to play last Saturday.
TEAM
JAMAICA
Fraser-Pryce, Brown lead the way
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