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By Nelson A. King
Andisportsmanagement has welcomed
Jamaican Olympic triple gold
medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah.
The Jamaica Observer reported on
Monday that the agency is now representing
Thompson-Herah after she
recently “parted ways” with coach
Stephen Francis and the MVP Track
Club.
“Welcome the five-time Olympic
champion and the fastest woman
alive Elaine Thompson-Herah to our
team,” said Andisportsmanagement
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By Azad Ali
West Indies bowling great Michael
Holding’s book “Why We Kneel, How
We Rise” won the British William Hill
Sports Book of the Year award recently.
The book covers racism in sport,
examining the root causes of the issue,
the toll it takes on communities and
the world.
It features contributions from athletes
such as Olympic champion Usain
Bolt, soccer World Cup winner Thierry
Henry and four-times Grand Slam
champion Naomi Osaka.
William Hill said in a statement that
judges described Holding’s book as “as
one of the most important sports book
you will ever read.”
Holding said he felt it was really
important to write the book, which
beat five other nominees for the US$39,
930 prize.
Holding’s book is the sixth cricketrelated
book to win the William Hill
Sports Book of the Year award, which
bills itself as the world’s longest established
and richest sporting literary
prize.
BEGINNINGS
New management team welcomes
Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah
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