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Joel Morgan Leads Jamaican 800m Charge
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Joel Morgan, the rising star from Edwin Allen High, just smashed the 800-meter race with a blistering 1:54.25—locking him into the finals and making him the only Jamaican under-20 athlete to qualify for the World Athletics Under-20 Championships. With rivals like Rasheed Pryce and Thywaine Sterling also turning in strong times, Morgan’s focus and grit are putting him in prime position to represent Jamaica on the global stage. Meanwhile, in the Under-18 division, Ratieo Walters of Titchfield High led the pack with a 2:01.41, followed by Tyrece Whyte, Phillip Palmer, and Luke Plummer—all proving that Jamaica’s next generation of track legends is already in full stride. The stakes are high, the pressure real, but these young athletes are turning every race into a stepping stone toward greatness.
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