Olympic Record, First Gold for Jamaica in Paris and in Discus when Roje Stona makes history

Roje Stona was born 26 February 1999 and is a Jamaican athlete who competes in the discus throw. He broke the Olympic record to win the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France becoming the first Jamaican to be Olympic Champion at a throwing event,

It was spectacular, minutes after an Olympic record was shattered, Stona who had been  invited to join the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints football clubs, tosses one for the ages and tops anything, every thrown in the discus event with 70.0 m.

The dawn of a new day as Jamaica got its first discus medal.

Overall, Jamaica had six medals at the Games; one gold, two silver and three bronze.