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Shanoya Douglas, Nathaniel Martin complete U20 doubles at national champs
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Nathaniel Martin of Jamaica College continued his giant killing act after he completed the boys under-20 sprint double on Sunday’s final day of the JAAA national championships by winning the 200m in a personal best 20.82 seconds (0.9m/s).Martin had come out of the blue to win the 100m on Friday and proved on Sunday that it was not a fluke after he took the lead with 50 metres to go and got to the finish line first.Holland High’s world under-20 leader Shanoya Douglas obliged the form books as she also completed the double.Martin lowered his previous lifetime best from 21.13 seconds, as Kingston College’s Kyle Bodden also ran his best ever time of 21.00 seconds, edging out pre championships favourite Sanjay Seymore of William Knibb memorial- 21.01 seconds.Douglas, the national under-20 record holder, appeared peerless as she cruised to victory in 22.56 seconds (0.3m/s). Sashana Johnson of Hydel High was second with 23.01 seconds and Wolmer’s Girls’ Natrece East repeated her third place from the 100m, with 23.07 seconds.-Paul A Reid
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Jamaica Observer
· Jun 25, 2026
Campbell breaks national shot put record again
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Rajindra Campbell broke the Jamaican men’s shot put national record for a second time this year after he threw 22.44m to win the event on the first day of competition at the 76th Boris Hanžeković Memorial at Sports Park Mladost in Zagreb, Croatia on Thursday.The meet is a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event.Campbell broke the 22.34m mark he had set on May 23 at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Xiamen, China.On Thursday he led from the start but was overtaken by Italy’s Leonardo Fabbri in the third round before rallying in the fifth round with his best ever mark in competition.Fabbri was second with 22.21m and New Zealand’s Tom Walsh third with 21.42m.The meet will continue on Friday with five other Jamaicans taking part including Commonwealth Games double sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah and Brianna Lyston going head to head in the women’s 100m.Two newly-minted national champions Stacey Ann Williams in the women’s 400m and Tajay Gayle in the men’s long jump as well as top 400m hurdles runner Rushell Clayton are also down to compete.-Paul A Reid
Limerick Post Newspaper
· Jun 30, 2026
Limerick dreaming of All-Ireland double after major minor win
LIMERICK are in with a serious shout of a first All-Ireland Senior/Minor Hurling Championship double since the county’s only such landmark of 1940. The opening leg was secured through Saturday’s memorable comeback of comeback wins against Tipperary in the underage showpiece at the Gaelic Grounds, while the seniors can move towards centrestage with victory over [] The post Limerick dreaming of All-Ireland double after major minor win appeared first on Limerick Post.
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Irish Star
· Jun 21, 2026
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Related coverage for "Shanoya Douglas, Nathaniel Martin complete U20 doubles at national champs": Jamaica Observer — Campbell breaks national shot put record again. Limerick Post Newspaper — Limerick dreaming of All-Ireland double after major minor win. BBC — Chalmers leaves Thistle for 'step up' with Saints. Irish Mirror — Monaghan v Westmeath LIVE score updates and more from the All-Ireland Championship. TheJournal.ie — As it happened: Australia 31 Ireland 33, Nations Championship. Irish Star — USMNT has favorable road to World Cup final after victory over Australia