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Jamaica

Usain Bolt wins

Bolt, Jamaican runners set relay record

Howard Fendrich, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - This time, Usain Bolt ran hard right to the finish...
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Usain Bolt (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) and Carl Lewis (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Usain Bolt slams 'attention-seeking' Carl Lewis

Gerald Imray, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - Usain Bolt took a momentary break from basking in his historic Olympic sprinting double to fiercely criticize Carl Lewis...
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Jamaica men's Olympic track winners.

Cool runnings: Bolt leads Jamaica to 200m sweep

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt becomes the first man to win both 100 and 200 meter gold in back-to-back Olympics.
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Atmosphere at a reception which Prince Harry attended on a private island at Sandals Resort on March 7, 2012 in Montego Bay, Jamaica

Jamaica's 50th year: Celebrating the best, confronting the challenges

Casey Gane-McCalla
OPINION - Happy 50th Independence Day Jamaica! Here’s hoping that the next 50 will bring peace, prosperity and a continuation of the grand Jamaican spirit...
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning gold in the Men's 100m Final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England.(Photo by Julia Vynokurova/Getty Images)

Jamaica at 50: The fastest nation on Earth

Marlon Hill
OPINION - On this day of August 6th, we celebrate 50 years of the Black, Green & Gold with a birthday greeting from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and look forward to the next 50 years of lightning success on and off the track...
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Usain Bolt is golden in Olympic 100

Raf Casert, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Usain Bolt lived up to all the hype of becoming a "living legend" at the London Games, decisively defending his 100-meter title by beating Jamaican training partner Yohan Blake in the defining race of the Olympics.
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On Independence eve, Jamaica seeks Olympic Gold

Howard Fendrich, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — There's been a whole lot of hype at the 2012 Summer Games about Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and the men's 100-meter final Sunday night...
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Jamaican DJ pleads guilty to dodging US drug trial

Amy Forliti, Associated Pres
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A popular Jamaican DJ has admitted he left the United States 10 years ago before he was to stand trial on drug charges...
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Scientist names marine parasite after Bob Marley

Associated Press
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - A tiny blood-sucking parasite that infests fish on Caribbean coral reefs has been named after Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley...
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OSLO, NORWAY - JUNE 07: Usain Bolt of Jamaica runs in the men's 100m final, during the ExxonMobil Bislett Games Samsung Diamond League at Bislett Stadion on June 7, 2012 in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Nigel Waldron/Getty Images)

Bolt under pressure to set new world record

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theGRIO REPORT - Usain Bolt is receiving both praise and pressure from some of the Olympics' most famous track and field champions...
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