Editorial | Francis’ relevance beyond athletics

Stephen Francis, the Jamaican athletics coach, fully deserves all the domestic and international tributes that have been paid to him since his death on Saturday at age 64.For Mr Francis’ genius was unquestioned as demonstrated by his role in shaping recent generations of great Jamaican athletes – from Asafa Powell to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah, and many others in between.Indeed, the tributes of several of his former charges, including some who subsequently went their separate ways – such as Fraser-Pryce and Thompson-Herah – testify to his influence.

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