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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 9.91 (Kingston, 2023) 200m: 21.69 (Kingston, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
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Rohan Watson (born 29 April 2002) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In July 2023, he became Jamaican national champion over 100 metres. [1]
Watson is a member of the MVP Club in Jamaica, [2] [3] where he is a training partner of Shericka Jackson. [4] Watson won the Jamaican national 100m title at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on 7 July 2023, running 9.91 seconds. [5] The victory was considered an upset, with Oblique Seville and Ackeem Blake entering the competition as the favourites. [6] Earlier in the week, Watson had dipped below the 10-second barrier for the first time, running 9.98s in the heats. [7]
He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, where he reached the semi-finals of the 100m. [8] [9] [10]
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the 100-meter (109.36 yd) dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women. The inaugural World Championships were in 1983.
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the ancient Olympic Games. The 200 m places more emphasis on speed endurance than shorter sprint distances as athletes predominantly rely on anaerobic energy system during the 200 m sprint. Similarly to other sprint distances, the 200 m begins from the starting blocks. When the sprinters adopt the 'set' position in the blocks they are able to adopt a more efficient starting posture and isometrically preload their muscles. This enables them to stride forwards more powerfully when the race begins and start faster.
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Sha'Carri Richardson is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters races. Richardson rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break the 100 m collegiate record at the NCAA Division I Championships. This winning time made her one of the ten fastest women in history at 19 years old.
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Melissa Jefferson is an American track and field sprinter. She won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres.
Ryiem Forde born is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In July 2023, he was runner-up in the Jamaican national championship over 100 metres.
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