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Life after Usain Bolt: new-look Jamaica fail Commonwealth test

Jamaica's Yohan Blake (R) congratulates South Africa's Akani Simbine. [Photo: Courtesy]

As sprint legend Usain Bolt partied into the early hours and hung out with movie stars at the Commonwealth Games, it wasn't so much fun for the Jamaica track team he left behind.

At their first major competition since Bolt retired after a decade of dominance, the Jamaican juggernaut caught a flat on the Gold Coast, failing to win a single sprinting gold medal.

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