Jamaica At The Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5

Jamaica At The Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5

By Venesha Johnson | Associate Writer

So far, Paris Olympics 2024 has not been looking great for Team Jamaica. For an island that is used to collecting medals in the double digits at the summer games, this year has been disappointing so far. However it has only been 5 days thus far, so maybe things will get better.

Let’s look at how Team Jamaica performed on their day 5 at the Paris Olympics.

1. The Events:

Men’s 400m Hurdles Heats

Our Jaheel Hyde advanced to the men's 400m hurdles semi-finals with a second-place finish in Heat 1 and a time of 49.08 seconds. Roshawn Clarke won his heat with a time of 48.17 seconds. So did Malik James-King, who won his heat with a time of 48.21 seconds. So far the men’s 400m semi-finals Jamaica will have 3 participants.

Women’s 400m Heats

Finishing second in her heat with a season’s best of 50.16s, Stacey-Ann Williams qualified for the women's 400m semi-finals. Nickisha Pryce claimed first place in Heat 2 with a time of 50.02 seconds and Junelle Bromfield finished third in her heat with a time of 51.36 seconds. All 3 will be participating in the 400m semi-finals.

Men’s Discus Semi-finals

Traves Smikle, just shy of securing an automatic top-three qualifying spot with a throw of 65.91m, has secured a place in the men's discus final. Roje Stona clinched second place in Group B with a throw of 65.32m, becoming the second Jamaican to qualify for the discus finals. Ralford Mullings also booked his spot in the men's discus final with a throw of 65.18m, completing the trio of Jamaican qualifiers.

Men’s 200m Heats

Team Jamaica's Andrew Hudson, who finished fourth in heat 2, will need to compete in the repechage round to qualify for the men's 200m semi-finals.  Bryan Levell, after finishing third in his heat, will also need to compete in the repechage round to advance to the men's 200m semi-finals.

Women’s 200m semi-finals

Niesha Burgher and Lanae-Tava Thomas both finished fifth in their respective semi-finals and will not advance to the women’s 200m final. This marks the first time since 1976 that we have not had a competitor in the final.

2. Athlete Highlights:

• Kishane Thompson stepped onto the podium to collect his silver medal in the men’s 100m final, he was 0.005s from the goal, a race that will go down in history.
  
  
• On the flip side, Deandre Watkin did not show up for the men’s 400m repechage and did not advance to the semi-finals. The repechage offers athletes a second chance to qualify for the next round if they didn't make it through the initial heats.

3. Medal Count:

Gold: 0
Silver: 2
Bronze: 1

4. Visuals

Here are some interesting moments caught by camera of our team on Day 5 of us participating at the Paris Olympics games.

5. Fan Reactions:

Here is what social media had to say to our athletes on day 5.

Marlene Mckenzie: "Congratulations Jaheel Hyde 🎊🎊team jamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💕💕💕💕💕"

Donnell Brown: "Athletics need fi rest a Ja a bit, get the programs and facilities updated, get solid committed and focused folks ready then compete, cause this ain't it. Too much bare minimum performance tbh"

Jay Mar-Ray: "Fight through with the Jamaican spirit young man. We are cheering you on🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲"

Derrio Johnson: "Awesome effort Junelle. Keep going girl."

Doit Miller: "Well don't be mad at me however JAAA need to explain ,coach must go.Selection process reviewed or we will continue down hill"

Paulette Jackson: "Rebuild and come again,thanks ladies we are grateful for your representing team🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲"

Closing Note:

Despite some disappointment, Jamaica still has several days left to participate in the summer games and ultimately a chance to win some medals. Our athletes have been doing their best, some even with injuries.

The competition this year has been tough but it’s not over yet. Do you think we can recover?

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References & Sources For Jamaica At The Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5

1. https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/olympics/live-blog/olympic-games-2024-live-updates-rcna162870

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References & Sources For Jamaica At The Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3

1. Fast, A. (2024, August 3). Paris 2024 athletics: All results, as Thea LaFond wins historic first Olympic gold for Dominica in women’s triple jump. Olympics.com. https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-athletics-all-results-as-thea-lafond-wins-historic-first-olympic-gold-for-dominica-in-women-s-triple-jump

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