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Olympics: ‘Warrior’ Thompson continues Jamaican sprint legacy

August 18, 2016

by Luke PHILLIPS RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Elaine Thompson described herself as a “warrior” as she overcame a hamstring injury to seal the first women’s Olympic sprint double in 28 years. Fresh from bagging 100m gold, Thompson timed a season’s best of 21.78 seconds to trump Dutch favourite Dafne Schippers, who won silver in 21.88sec at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. The Jamaican follows in the footsteps of Veronica Campbell-Brown, 200m winner at […]

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Japan sports minister submits resignation over Olympic stadium

September 25, 2015

Japan’s sports minister Hakubun Shimomura, a close conservative ally of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday (September 25) announced his resignation over the scrapping of plans for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics centrepiece stadium after a cost blowout. Shimomura told a post-cabinet meeting news conference on Friday that Abe had asked him to stay on until a cabinet reshuffle planned for next month. “The fact is, I have caused great worry and trouble to many people […]

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