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Laurencia I. A. Smith

Laurencia I. A. Smith embodies the culture that "Her gifts have no value without God." Currently serving as the Sportscaster for Eyewitness News in Nassau, Bahamas. She holds the distinction of being the first woman to do so in the station's history. She has produce a piece for World Athletics on Keyshawn Strachan, one of The Bahamas' javelin talents, and hosted a special broadcast of the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2023.

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Photo 1: Frank Rutherford – Getty Images, Photo 1555836 – Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK /Allsport

Photo 2: Bahamas 4×100 Team – Getty Images, Photo 655496 – Mandatory Credit: Mike Powell /Allsport

Photo 3: Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace – Getty Images, Photo 149605211 – Photo by Al Bello

Photo 4: Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu and Ramon Miller – Getty Images, Photo 150159355 – Photo by Clive Brunskill

*Videoclip 1: Rio 2016 – IOC Platform, Sequence MDA41657720 – Copyright notice: © 2016 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

Photo 5: Shaunae Miller-Uibo – Getty Images, Photo 1234507519 – Photo by Dylan Martinez-Pool

Photo 6: Steven Gardiner – Getty Images, Photo 1332487881 – Photo by Cameron Spencer

 

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