Steve Francis dies: trainer who worked with him for 64 years

• In Kingston, the trainer who inspired track and field stars, Steve Francis, died at 64.
• MVP Track Club co-founder, who helped Francis with his sprinting career; the reason for his death was not disclosed.
• Francis won an MVP in 1999 for track training, according to the MVP Track Club, which was founded by Shellel-Enn Freizer-Prais, Eileen Thompson-Gerra, and Sheriku Jakecson.

In Kingston, Jamaica, a trainer of track and field stars, Steve Francis. He was 64 years old. According to the MVP Track Club, he had been the club’s trainer since 1999.

According to the club, it was reported that Francis helped with his sprinting career, but the reason for his death was not disclosed. The material also contains a story that the trainer was hospitalized for only a few days before his death.

According to AP data, the group, Maximising Velocity & Power Track & Field Club (MVP), was one of the only ones with track and field training in Jamaica. The material notes that the club trained athletes who went on to win Olympic medals.

MVP president Bruce James said that Francis’s sprint training had helped him at every stage, as well as his athletes’ success.

Former coach Jamie Endru Golnes, who said that Francis’s death was a great loss, said that his sprinting training helped him in his life and career. The trainer was also described as someone who, as the words of Golnes, had the ability to develop the best skills in sprinters.

World Athletics, the international governing body for track and field, said that it was saddened by the death of Francis. The material notes that World Athletics expressed its condolences for the loss of an athlete and trainer.

Among sports figures who trained Francis were AP’s names: Olympic champion Shelley-Enn Freizer-Prais, Eileen Thompson-Hera, and also the sprinter who set the world record at 100 meters, Asafa Powell, Olympic silver medalist Keshian Thompson.

In 2017, Francis was inducted into the Order of Jamaica, one of the country’s highest civilian honors, for his role in developing the success of Jamaican athletes in track and field. AP reported this.

Also according to AP, former coach Barbadozha Mia Mottli said: Francis’s death was a huge loss for the sporting community in the Caribbean region, and she was a member of the MVP.

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