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Greg Foster, the 1984 Olympic silver medalist and three-time world champion in the 110m hurdles, has died at age 64, according to NBC Sports analyst Ato Boldon and UCLA track and field.

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Jamaica's Shericka Jackson to contest only 200m in Paris - ESPN

Two-time 200-meter world champion Shericka Jackson of Jamaica will not seek the sprint double at the Paris Olympics after dropping the 100 meters, saying Wednesday that the injury she suffered at a tuneup race earlier this month played a part in the decision.

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Jackson plans to take aim at Flo-Jo's 200m world record in Brussels

Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson will take aim at the women's 200 metres world record, one of the oldest athletics records on the books, on Friday at the Memorial Van Damme, the penultimate event on the Diamond League schedule.

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Sha'Carri Richardson is flying in early season tune-up — and that's great for track and field

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Dina Asher-Smith & Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce share hilarious interview after 200m final

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Dina Asher-Smith shared a hilarious interview after competing in the 200 metre final at the World Athletics Championships.

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Dina Asher-Smith wins 200m bronze at World Athletics Championships, dedicates medal to late grandmother

Dina Asher-Smith delivered a brilliant bronze over 200m at the World Athletics Championships – and then paid an emotional tribute to her grandmother. Shericka Jackson blew the field apart to lead home a Jamaican one-two ahead of 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Jackson’s time of 21.45s was the second fastest in history and just 0.11s shy of Florence Griffith Joyner’s world record from 1988.

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Elaine Thompson-Herah cruises to 100m victory at Rabat Diamond League, injury strikes down Karsten Warholm

Elaine Thompson-Herah continued her unbeaten season over 100 metres by breaking the meeting record at the Rabat Diamond League. The Jamaican clocked 10.83s to finish clear of Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josee Ta Lou and compatriot Natasha Morrison.

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Thompson-Herah withdraws from Birmingham Diamond League meet

Olympic 100m and 200m champion Elaine Thompson-Herah has withdrawn from this weekend's Birmingham Diamond League meet after she experienced discomfort in training, her management agency said on Thursday.

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