In March of this year, at the National Stadium Kingston, Jamaica all eyes were fixed on the face-off between the two speed queens Serena Cole and Alana Reid in the 100-metre final. The previous day Reid won her semi-final in 11.16 seconds, just a smidge faster than Cole’s 11.17. In a dramatic turn of events and much to the national’s disappointment, a hamstring injury forced Cole out of the final, as Reid went on and shattered Veronica Campbell’s 2001 record of 11.13 seconds, clocking an astounding 10.92 seconds. This wasn’t an international event; this was the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and…

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