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Jerome Blake is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in the sprint events. As a member of the Canadian 4×100 m relay team, he is the 2020 Olympic silver medalist and the 2022 World champion.
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- ↑ "Tonga's Ronald Fotofili falls short of clocking his personal best at Tokyo Olympics". Loop Tonga. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ↑ "The Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay reaches halfway point". Birmingham What's On. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ↑ Gee, Eleanor (13 July 2021). "Ronald Fotofili thrilled to be going to Olympics". Matangi Tonga . Retrieved 6 May 2022.
