Runners who missed out on the London Marathon ballot are being encouraged to sign up for the Newport Marathon Festival instead.
Double Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Shericka Jackson got off to smooth starts in Thursday's 100m heats at the Jamaican Olympic athletics trials.At 37, the eight-time Olympic medalist is aiming for a new title at the Paris Olympics, which begin on July 26, and is gaining momentum after only resuming competition in mid-June.
Jamaica's two-time Olympic women's 100m and 200m champion Elaine Thompson-Herah will not defend her titles at next month's Paris Games after failing to recover from an Achilles injury, the sprint star said on Wednesday.Thompson-Herah had already abandoned her bid to defend her 200m crown in Paris after opting not to take part in the 200m at this week's Jamaica trials in Kingston.