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Sport in brief: June 19, 2024
WOMEN’S ATHLETICS: Elaine Thompson-Herah will not defend her Olympic 200 metres title this summer after pulling out of the Jamaican national trials.
The five-time Olympic champion was the first woman to win back-to-back sprint doubles after picking up the golds at Tokyo and Rio, and was also part of the winning 4x100 metres relay team in 2020.
She is second behind Florence Griffith-Joyner as the fastest ever female athlete.
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