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.ย  Suggested Reading Black TikToker Who Sprayed Bug Killer on Walmart Food Learns His Fate Story Behind The Shocking Moment That Ruined Rapper Lil Mama’s Career Three Friends Were Headed To A Beyoncรฉ Concert, But One Dies On the…

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

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Knight-Wisdom came in 17th place for hisย 3-meter springboard diveย 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 Iโ€™m sure Jamaica is already proud of Knight-Wisdom.

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