Rio Games Schedule For Jamaica – August 13

Track and field events began yesterday (August 12) at the Olympic Games being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson, and Christania Williams started their medal hunt by all qualifying for the semi finals.

Today the women will be in action once again as the aim to book a place in the final.

See today’s full schedule for Jamaican athletes – Saturday , August 13 below:

Morning Session

Women’s Triple Jump Qualification – 7:40 a.m.
Shanieka Thomas – group A
Kimberly Williams – group B

Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Heats – 8:33 a.m.
Aisha Praught – heat 3

Womens’ 400m Heats – 9:00 a.m.
Stephenie-Ann McPherson – heat 1
Shericka Jackson – heat 7
Christine Day – heat 8

Mens 100m Heats – 10:00 a.m.
Usain Bolt
Yohan Blake
Nickel Ashmeade

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Evening Session

Men’s 400m semi-final – 6:30 p.m.
Javon Francis – heat 1
Rusheen McDonad – heat 2

Men’s Long Jump FINAL – 6:53 p.m.
Damar Forbes

Women’s 100m semi-final – 7:00 p.m.
Christania Williams – heat 1
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce – heat 2
Elaine Thompson – heat 3

Women’s 100m FINAL – 8:37 p.m.

Schedule via The Gleaner

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