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Anderson Peters, of Grenada, competes during the men’s javelin throw qualifi cation at the World Athletics
Championships in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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By George Alleyne
Jamaica was third overall and, as
expected, led the Caribbean charge
in a total 18 medal-haul for the
region at the IAAF World Athletics
Championships in Qatar, Doha 2019,
the games that decide global sports
supremacy between Olympics.
Jamaica copped 12 medals that
placed it third among the 31 countries
that medalled, falling behind
the United States at first place with
29, and Kenya second with 11.
Though Jamaica’s total was more
than that of Kenya, the African
nation pipped the Caribbean powerhouse
by having five gold medals to
three for the regional stars.
Along with the three golds Jamaica
registered five silver medals, and
four in bronze.
The Cubans, 12th overall, took
home three medals, one each of gold
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West Indies Vice Captain Kraigg
Brathwaite.
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Brathwaite
cleared
By Azad Ali
West Indies vice-captain Kraigg
Brathwaite has been cleared for the
second time of his bowling action by
independent assessors.
Brathwaite, 26, who bowls off-spin,
had been reported for a suspected illegal
bowling action during the second Test
against India last month in Jamaica.
But the International Cricket Council
(ICC), the sport’s world governing
body, confirmed last week that his bowling
action “has been found to be legal,
and the player can continue bowling in
international cricket.”
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West Indies to
play Ireland
By Azad Ali
West Indies will host Ireland in a full
limited overs series for the first time,
when the two teams clash in three
One-Day Internationals and Twenty20
next January.
The tour, which runs from Jan. 7-19,
will see Kensington Oval in Barbados
hosting the opening two day/night One-
Day Internationals, with the National
Cricket Stadium in Grenada hosting the
final One-Day International.
Grenada will also be the venue for the
opening T20 while Warner Park in St.
Kitts will stage the last two matches.
West Indies currently holds the
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