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Kayon Raynor
@kayraynor
Husband, father & multi-award winning J'can sports journalist - Reuters & RJRGleaner Comm Group. retweet not endorsement. [email protected]
Kingston, Jamaica
Joined February 2009
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    TVJ Sports can reporter that Jamaica's former world indoor long jumper bronze medllist Carey McLeod has been banned for two years by the @aiu_athletics for committing three whereabouts rule violations within a 12-month period. His ban will run from May 28, 2026. The AIU says
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    The overall daily track and field schedule for @Paris2024 @WorldAthletics.
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    #BreakingNews‌ Nigerian sprinter @FavOfili has switched allegiance to Turkey as of May 31, 2025. According to impeccable @TvjNewscentre sources, 22-year-old Ofili has advised the @aiu_athletics of her frustration with the Nigerian Athletics Federation.
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    Kishane Thompson says he could have run faster than 9.77secs done to win his maiden J'can 🇯🇲 100m title. "My coach (Stephen Francis) instructed me just to run the first 60 metre, nothing more, after that, shut it down," he told @TvjNewscentre
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    J'can 🇯🇲 Paris Olympics Discus gold medallist Roje Stona & Shot Put bronze Rajindra Campbell have completed their switch of allegiance to Turkey according to consultant with the Turkish Sports Ministry Onder Ozbilen. A J'can triple jumper is finalising his switch. @TvjNewscentre
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    Jaydon Hibbert sets a new World U20 Championship record with 17.27m to take the lead in the triple jump final.
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    Jamaica's @realshellyannfp produced her fourth 10.67secs clocking to win the 100m at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial in Hungary in a new meet record. It is her 5th sub-10.7 race this season.
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    As previously reported by @TvjNewscentre Kingston's National Stadium Track will reflect the colours of the national flag 🇯🇲. The resurfacing work which is being done by Rekortan (for U.S$350,000) is expected to be re-certified ahead of Boys & Girls Champs set for March 25-29.
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    #Breaking Freshly minted world U20 100m hurdles gold medallist Kerrica Hill is understood to have joined the senior ranks, having inked professional contract within the last 48 hours. It is understood her high school coach Corey Bennett only learned of the development afterwards.
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    Kishane Thompson spoke with reporters about his impressive 9.77 second clocking to win his 1st J'can 100m title to book his ticket to the Paris Olympics. Race 📹 footage courtesy of @TvjNewscentre
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    PUMA has signed the fastest Woman alive J'can @FastElaine to a 5-time deal. Puma says the Olympic champion will further boost their impressive roster of track and field athletes ahead of the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
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    According to the @WorldAthletics statisticians @sherickajacko's split for her championship record & nat'l record of 21.45secs was 11.04 for the 1st 100m and 10.41 for the 2nd 100m. #TVJOregon22 #jubileegoldrush Stephen (genius) & Paul Francis of @MVPTrackClub are coaching giants.
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    Jamaica moves upto 2nd in the World Athletics U20 Champs medal table with 12 comprising 5 gold, 4 silver & 3 bronze. Jamaica still have 2 finalists in the boys Discus, 2 in the girls 100mH, 1 in the girls triple jump & both 4x400m on Saturday's last day.
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    With @FastElaine breaking Flo-Jo's 33-y-o 100m Olympic record of 10.63secs with 10.61secs, Ja. now holds the women and men's @usainbolt (9.63secs)100m Olympic Records. Ja. also hold the men's 200m (19.30secs), 4x100m (36.84s WR) and Melaine Walker has the 400m hurdles with 52.64.