Mining for more - Jamaica stars ready to strike again
WITH OLYMPIC Games temperature reaching fever pitch in Jamaica, another battalion in the country's army is out to mine more medals from the Bird's Nest national stadium in Beijing, China. The impressive quarter-mile hurdler, Melaine Walker, has set her sights on not only mining gold...

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'Thank God for my daughter!' - Shelly-Ann's mother still high on gold
Sunday morning, Shelly-Ann Fraser fulfilled a dream her mother and two of her aunts had always dreamt when she took home Jamaica's first gold medal in the women's 100-metres final at an Olympic Games. Fraser won the race in a fast 10.78 seconds ahead of compatriots ...

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Walker eyeing record
BEIJING: MELAINE WALKER is on a mission. The world leader in the 400-metre hurdles has her sights set on breaking the world record in tomorrow's final of the event at the Beijing's National Stadium, known here as the 'Bird's Nest'. Walker gave another command performance...

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EDITORIAL - A gold mine of symbolism
As stupendous as was Usain Bolt's record-breaking run in the 100 metres, the performance of the Jamaican women in their version of the event was, in many respects, just as profound. More apt, perhaps, it is a goldmine of symbolism. If Bolt's victory represented...

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LETTER OF THE DAY - Olympic team as new role models
The Editor, Sir: Although chances are that the Jamaican Olympic team may have even more success, the achievements so far are unbelievable and command the greatest of respect from all Jamaicans and the world...

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Hair's to you, Shelly-Ann!
'FLO-JO' had the flashy costumes and fingernails; Edwin Moses made the headband fashionable. Shelly-Ann Fraser took the ghetto-fabulous hairdo to the Olympics and won big time. The new 100-metre champion has made more than a statement with her blistering performances...

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What a ride!
Once we arrived at the top of Mystic Mountain, all I wanted to do was try out the bobsled ride. We paired up and Latoya and I went together. The sled started out slowly at first, but within a minute it took off like a rocket. There were screams of terror from Latoya...

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