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Havana.
August 22, 2013 |
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Jamaica
third by country in Moscow World Athletics
WITH the gold medals won on the final day in the
men’s and women’s 4x100m relays, Jamaica came third
in the general medals table of the 14th Moscow World
Athletics Championships, won by Russia.
The Jamaican sprinters reconfirmed their condition
as pre-competition favorites, and led by phenomenal
runners Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, won
their races to make a total of six gold medals, two
silvers and one bronze, only exceeded by the Russian
champions (7-4-6) and the United States (6-13-6).
Both Bolt and Fraser-Pryce won the 100 and 200
meters and the 4x100m relays, an unmatched triple
for a nation in these meets.
Among the Latin American nations, Colombia excelled
in 12th place, with the gold from triple jumper
Caterine Ibargüen, followed by Cuba in 23rd, with a
silver from Pedro Pablo Pichardo in the triple jump,
and the bronzes won by Yarisley Silva (pole-vault)
and Yarelys Barrios (discus throw).
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