Andrew Hudson (born 14 December 1996) is a Jamaican

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athlete who competes as a sprinter. He is a twice Jamaican national champion over

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Early and personal life

Hudson was born and raised in

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. He attended

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. In 2022, in honour of his Jamaican father, Andrew Hudson Senior, he chose to change affiliation to represent Jamaica at the international level.

Career

2022

Hudson won the Jamaican national

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title in 2022, finishing ahead of

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in 20.10 seconds at the

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, in June 2022. It was his first competitive race in Jamaica. However, he was unable to represent Jamaica at the

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. Although the

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had approved his nationalisation, he did not receive clearance in time for the games. With the team for the

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already chosen prior to the confirmation of his eligibility, Hudson said he did not want to take the place of another athlete who had earned a place on merit. Hudson won the 200m at the

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, held in

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, in a lifetime best and new meet record of 19.87 seconds.

2023

In March 2023, Hudson won the

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at then Spring Break Classic in

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, with a new personal best time of 10.12 seconds. In April 2023, he lowered his 100m best to 10.07, at the Miramar Invitational. In July 2023, Hudson retained his national 200m title at the JAAA’s National Track and Field Championships held at the National Stadium in Kingston. He won in 20.11 seconds, ahead of

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and

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. In doing so, he also achieved the qualifying standard for the

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held in

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References

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