Yona Roshen Knight-Wisdom Becomes 1st Jamaican Diver to Qualify for the Olympics

Yona Roshen Knight-Wisdom made history Sunday by becoming the first Jamaican diver to head to the Olympics.  Suggested Reading When ICE Allegedly Uses Children as Bait, There Is No Moral Defense… These Ain’t Your Grandma’s MuuMuus The Most Fabulous Street Styles From Paris Fashion Week Video will return here when scrolled back into view Could…

Yona Roshen Knight-Wisdom made history Sunday by becoming the first Jamaican diver to head to the Olympics. 

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Knight-Wisdom came in 17th place for his 3-meter springboard dive at the 2016 FINA Diving World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, which qualified him for the Olympics.

Fans of the diver rejoiced on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/JamaicaOlympics/status/701494395879747584https://twitter.com/JackLaugher/status/701460754776596480https://twitter.com/CallumMcArdle14/status/701459682318278656https://twitter.com/WAndyKnight1/status/701582624528031744https://twitter.com/SanchezPayne/status/701548904777699328

The Rio Olympics are five months of away, but I’m sure Jamaica is already proud of Knight-Wisdom.

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