Jamaica reaps gold in track and field sprint events

August 6, 2021

Jamaica has once again dominated the track and field sprint event with a gold in the 4x100m relay at this year's Tokyo Olympics. On Friday, two-time Olympian Elaine Thompson-Herah ran the second leg on Jamaica's gold medal-winning women's 4x100m relay team along with teammates Briana Williams, Shericka Jackson and

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With muted ceremony and empty stadium, Tokyo Olympics begin

July 23, 2021

FOSTER KLUG, ASSOCIATED PRESS—Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-TV choreography that unfolded in a near-empty stadium, a colorful but strangely subdued ceremony that set a striking tone to match a unique pandemic Games. As their