Jamaica  got off  to a  losing  start  at  he  2024  Paris  Olympics  this  morning  when  Judoka Ashley  Mckenzie was eliminated  in  the  Mens 60  Kilogram competition  at  the  round  of  16  stage. 

Mckenzie  representing  Jamaica  for  the first  time  in  this  his  third  Olympics  was  off  to  a  good  start  beating  Hesham Makabr of  Yemen  10-0  in  his  opening  contest  to  advance  to  the  round  of  16.

He  was  however  beaten 1-0  in  the  round  of  16  by  Salih Yidiz  of  Turkey.

Meanwhile, the Jamaica track athletes will enter the fray in the Men’s and Women’s 100 metres next Thursday August 1. 

The lone male swimmer to represent Jamaica in Paris Josh Kirlew will be in action next Friday in heat 1 of the men’s 100 metres butterfly, ……………while the lone female swimmer Sabrina Lyn splashes into action the following day in heat 7 of the women’s 50 metres freestyle.