The sport is governed by the Jamaica Rugby Union. The Jamaica national rugby union team is ranked 84th in the world by the IRB rankings. Jamaica at the...
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Jamaica (/dʒəˈmeɪkə/ jə-MAY-kə; Jamaican Patois: Jumieka [dʒʌˈmie̯ka]) is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At 10,990 square...
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Netball is the number one women's sport and the number one team sport in Jamaica, and the majority of the schools in Jamaica participate. Netball receives...
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bobsleigh in Calgary, Alberta, was received as underdogs in a cold weather sport represented by a nation with a tropical environment. Jamaica returned...
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The Jamaica women's national football team, nicknamed the "Reggae Girlz", represents Jamaica in international women's football. They are one of the top...
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20th century, Jamaica has won 42 Commonwealth Golds, 14 World Championship Golds and 17 Olympic gold medals in athletics alone. Jamaica has a population...
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alphabetically) Sport in Jamaica Football in Jamaica Women's football in Jamaica Jamaica national football team Jamaica national under-20 football team Jamaica national...
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most popular sports in Jamaica. It is enjoyed by Jamaicans from all walks of life and has grown in popularity in modern society. In 1893, the Kingston...
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Jamaica competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They competed in one sport, Bobsledding...
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Jamaica is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is mainly composed of a large commercial and retail area, though part of the neighborhood...
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Jamaica first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. In 1960, Jamaican...
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The Jamaica national football team, nicknamed the "Reggae Boyz", represents Jamaica in men's international football. The team's first match was against...
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Khadija Shaw (category All Wikipedia articles written in Jamaican English)
1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and captains the Jamaica national team...
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The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) is the national governing body for the sport of athletics (including track and field, long-distance...
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The 2023 England Jamaica netball series saw England host Jamaica in January 2023 for a three-match series. England won the series 2–1. The matches were...
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Dexter Lembikisa (category Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland)
right-back for Yverdon-Sport on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team. Lembikisa...
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18 Olympic Summer and 2 Winter Sport Federations and 4 Non-Olympic Sport Federations in Jamaica. Note that the Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey Federation is...
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RJR Sports Foundation, which honours outstanding achievement(s) in sport by Jamaican athletes during the previous year. Athlete of the Year Laureus World...
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The Caribbean Island of Jamaica was initially inhabited in approximately 600 AD or 650 AD by the Redware people, often associated with redware pottery...
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Ravel Morrison (category Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Italy)
as a midfielder for UAE Second Division League club Precision and the Jamaica national team. Morrison rose through the youth ranks at Manchester United...
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Independence Park is a sports and cultural complex in Kingston, Jamaica built for the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. It houses a variety of...
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Michail Antonio (category Jamaica men's international footballers)
the Jamaica national team. Antonio began his career at non-League club Tooting & Mitcham United before signing with Reading of the Championship in 2008...
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union in Jamaica is a minor but growing sport. They are currently ranked 67th by World Rugby, with 2,090 registered players. Rugby union in Jamaica is governed...
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British Jamaicans (or Jamaican British people) are British people who were born in Jamaica or who are of Jamaican descent. The community is well into...
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The Jamaica Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1989 to 1991. It was played at the Tryall Golf Club in Jamaica. 1991 Jane Geddes 1990 Patty...
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only in track and field (the largest ever by sport), badminton, shooting, and swimming. For the second consecutive time in Olympic history, Jamaica was...
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Usain Bolt (category All Wikipedia articles written in Jamaican English)
Usain St. Leo Bolt OJ CD (/ˈjuːseɪn/; born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican retired sprinter who is widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time...
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Kaheim Dixon (category Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in England)
2004) is a Jamaican football player who plays as a forward for Charlton Athletic and the Jamaica national team. Although Dixon resided in Kingston, he...
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Ivan Toney (category English people of Jamaican descent)
BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 January 2024. "England international Ivan Toney completes Saudi Arabia move". Yahoo Sports. 30 August 2024. https://jamaica-star...
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The 'Royal Jamaica Yacht Club was established in 1884, and following by the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII, received a Royal Charter from...
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