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Veronica Campbell-Brown donates Jamaican team vest to IAAF Heritage

by July 21st, 2018

Legendary Jamaican sprint queen veronica Campbell-\brown, has donated the Jamaican team vest in which she sprinted to 200 metres gold at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

One of only two women in history to have twice won the Olympic 200 metres title, Campbell -Brown has become the latest global champion to give her support to IAAF Heritage.

The IAAF heritage collection, which aims to preserve and savour the best athletics moments to help promote the sport and better engage with fans, was launched by IAAF president Sebastian Coe in Birmingham on Sunday 4 march 2018 on the last day of the IAAF world indoor championships.

Campbell-Brown, the eight-time Olympic and eleven-time world championships medallist.

The donation to IAAF heritage by Campbell-brown, a UNESCO champion for sport ambassador whose personal foundation in Jamaica provides scholarships for high school girls to complete their secondary education, took place on Thursday on the eve of the Hercules IAAF diamond league meeting in Monaco.

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