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Top performers of 2010

Published:Saturday | January 1, 2011 | 12:00 AM
Jamaica captain Tamar Lambert (second left) listens to Ali McNab, special adviser to the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange, shortly after the arrival of the regional four-day champions at the Norman Manley Airport, on March 3, 2010. Paul Campbell (second right), president of the Jamaica Cricket Association, and player Nkrumah Bonner, with winning trophy in hand, look on. - Ian Allen/Photographer
Reggae Boyz Omar Cummings (left) and O'Brian Woodbine pose with the Digicel Caribbean Cup at the Norman Manley International Airport shortly after the Jamaican squad arrived home with the trophy on December 6. The Reggae Boyz beat Guadeloupe 5-4 on penalties to successfully defend their title. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer
Jamaica College captain Ashani Walker (standing behind the trophy at right) celebrating with his teammates after the Olivier Shield was presented to him by Pepsi representatives Carlo Redwood (second right) and Gustavo Flamenco (right) at Jarrett Park on December 11. Jamaica won three titles - Manning Cup, Walker Cup and Olivier Shield. - Photo by Adrian Frater
Digicel CEO Mark Linehan (second left) presenting the Digicel Premier League Trophy to 2009-10 champions Harbour View Football Club. Collecting the trophy is captain Richard Edwards (third right) while other members of the team share the spotlight. - Digicel photo
Rusea's High captain Wonnick Pinnock (centre) is a happy man as he accepts the daCosta Cup from Carlo Redwood (right), marketing manager of Pepsi and Paula Pinnock-McLeod, sponsorship manager of Digicel, after his team's 1-0 win against Lennon in the final at Jarrett Park on December 4. - Photo by Adrian Frater
MARK MY WORD (Dick Cardenas) is a lonely winner of the CTL Superstakes at Caymanas Park on November 13. The Richard Azan-trained three-year-old colt became only the second horse to take the Triple Crown and the Superstakes in the same year. Owned by Elite Bloodstock and bred by HAM Stables, MARK MY WORK covered the 2000 metres distance in a very good 2:05.1. - Colin Hamilton/Freelance photographer
Jamaica's Nesta Carter celebrates after winning the men's 100m at the Rieti Grand Prix, Italy, on August 29 in a personal-best 9.78 seconds, tying American Tyson Gay for the fastest time over the distance in 2010.
Jamaica's Trecia Smith poses with her gold medal for the women's triple jump after winning the event during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India on October 8. Smith, the 2006 champion, retained her title with a leap of 14.19 metres.
Jamaica's Lerone Clarke (foreground) celebrates as he wins gold in the men's 100m final during the Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India, Thursday, October 7. - AP
Jamaica's Dexter Lee (left) sprints past Canada's Aaron Brown to win the 100 metres gold medal in 10.21 seconds at the IAAF world junior track and field championships in Canada on July 21.
Jamaica's Kaliese Spencer wins the women's 400m hurdles race in 53.78 seconds during a Diamond League Athletics meeting at Crystal Palace in London on August 14, 2010. Spencer, who was the overall champion for the event, clocked a personal-best 53.33 seconds in Zurich, Switzerland on August 19.
World and Olympic 100 and 200 metres champion Usain Bolt crosses the finish line to win the men's 300 metres race at the IAAF World Challenge Golden Spike athletic meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic on May 27. Bolt clocked 30.97 seconds. The world-record holder was the fastest man over 200 metres in 2010, a 19.56 seconds run at Jamaica's National Stadium on May 1.
Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica (left) edging American Carmelita Jeter in the women's 100 metres at the IAAF Diamond League meet in the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich, Switzerland, in August. Campbell-Brown was the fastest woman over both 100 metres and 200 metres during the year. She clocked a personal-best 10.78 seconds in the 100m and did 21.98 in the 200m. - AP
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 Jamaica's Nesta Carter, Trecia Smith, Dexter Lee, Kaliese Spencer, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Tamar Lambert are among some of the highlights from the Top performers of 2010.