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The 9th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica from August 15 to August 28, 1962. This games included 1,559 athletes from fifteen nations. It took place days after the country had gained independence from the United Kingdom. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica,…

Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the…

The 1d stamp shows four sports: Weightlifting – is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete vying to successfully lift the heaviest weights. Weightlifting was introduced to the games in 1938. Boxing – is a combat…

Water sports are a sport played or practiced on or in water, such as swimming, water polo, or surfing. The 6d stamp shows four water sports: Swimming – including pool swimming and open water swimming. Swimming was one of the original sports introduced to the games in 1926. Diving – …

The Murex Antillarum (Siratus formosus) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Murex is a genus of medium to large sized predatory tropical sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, commonly called…