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World and Olympic record holders Jamaica suffered a big shock as they failed to advance to the men’s 4×100-metre relay final at the Paris Games. The London 2012 and Rio 2016 gold winners were fourth in their second heat, which was much slower than the first, and the result was not enough to even snatch one of the fastest loser spots. The Jamaican squad, featuring Paris 100m silver medallist Kishane Thompson, bungled both the second and third baton handover to lose their momentum. The United States comfortably advanced with the fastest time of 37.47 seconds. Noah Lyles, the 100m gold winner was…

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