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#2024JAI | Ta Lou-Smith clocks sub-11 to take women’s 100m

Published:Saturday | May 11, 2024 | 10:14 PMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter -
Ivory Coast's Marie-Josée Talou-Smith eases as she wins the women's 100 metres at the Jamaica Athletica Invitational at the National Stadium tonight.
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Ivory Coast's Marie-Josée Talou-Smith eases as she wins the women's 100 metres at the Jamaica Athletica Invitational at the National Stadium tonight.

Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith brought the curtains down at the inaugural Jamaica Athletics Invitational inside the National Stadium in an emphatic manner tonight.

Talou-Smith sped to 10.91 seconds as Jamaica’s Krystal Sloley, in a personal best of 11.09, crossed the finish line in second. Kemba Nelson completed the top three spots as she clocked 11.12.

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