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#TokyoGoldRush | Shot putters Thomas-Dodd, Cameron miss final

Published:Friday | July 30, 2021 | 7:35 AM
Jamaica's Lloydricia Cameron in action in the Women's Shot Put event at the Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan on Friday.
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Jamaica's Lloydricia Cameron in action in the Women's Shot Put event at the Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan on Friday.

Jamaica's Olympic Games Shot Put participation is over.

The nation's duo of national record holder and champion Danniel Thomas-Dodd, and Lloydricia Cameron did not advance to the final of the Women's event on Friday morning.

Thomas-Dodd placed sixth in Qualification Group B with a distance of 18.37m while Cameron placed 12th in Group B with a heave of 17.43m.

They needed a top 12 distance to qualify.

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