Fri | Oct 11, 2024

Pride and Pain

Published:Sunday | August 11, 2024 | 12:14 AM
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Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon is deliriously happy at becoming the first woman to win three gold medals in any one track event at the Olympic Games. Kipyegon defended her women’s 1500-metre title yesterday.
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Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon is deliriously happy at becoming the first woman to win three gold medals in any one track event at the Olympic Games. Kipyegon defended her women’s 1500-metre title yesterday.
High jumper Romaine Beckford became Jamaica’s best finisher in the men’s event yesterday.
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High jumper Romaine Beckford became Jamaica’s best finisher in the men’s event yesterday.
Shiann Salmon (right) gives a shoulder to Stephenie-Ann McPherson, who never had a chance to run in her final Olympic Games.
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Shiann Salmon (right) gives a shoulder to Stephenie-Ann McPherson, who never had a chance to run in her final Olympic Games.
Stacey-Ann Williams (right) hands the baton to Andrenette Knight during the women’s 4x400-metre relay on the final day of athletics at the Paris Olympics inside the Stade de France yesterday.
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Stacey-Ann Williams (right) hands the baton to Andrenette Knight during the women’s 4x400-metre relay on the final day of athletics at the Paris Olympics inside the Stade de France yesterday.
Romaine Beckford flying high during the men’s high jump final inside the Stade de France yesterday.
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Romaine Beckford flying high during the men’s high jump final inside the Stade de France yesterday.
Quirky fan favourite, Tara Davis-Woodhall of the United States checks to see if her long jump gold medal is real.
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Quirky fan favourite, Tara Davis-Woodhall of the United States checks to see if her long jump gold medal is real.
‘Model/athlete’ Beatrice Chebet celebrates gold in the women’s 10,000 metres on Friday inside the Stade de France.
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‘Model/athlete’ Beatrice Chebet celebrates gold in the women’s 10,000 metres on Friday inside the Stade de France.
Speed to burn, Beatrice Chebet (third right) makes her move in the women’s 10,000 metres final on Friday.
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Speed to burn, Beatrice Chebet (third right) makes her move in the women’s 10,000 metres final on Friday.
Best look-a-likes ever ‘Kim Jong-Un’ (left) and ‘Donald Trump’ engage in battle in the stands of the Stade de France at the Paris Olympics yesterday.
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Best look-a-likes ever ‘Kim Jong-Un’ (left) and ‘Donald Trump’ engage in battle in the stands of the Stade de France at the Paris Olympics yesterday.
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Jamaica’s final day at the Paris Olympics has not gone the way the country would have wanted. Still, the lens was witness to a number of brilliant moments at the Stade de France yesterday.