Elaine on the Double
Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah made history on Tuesday, August 03 at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan with an eye-popping 200 metres victory. The 29-year-old sprinter broke a 30-year-old national record set by Merlene Ottey and became the first woman to...
Megan Taps the Medal Box
Photo Credit: https://www.teamja.org/archives/14855 Jamaica’s distinguished record in the 100-metre hurdles reached an important level at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Jamaica with a bronze medal for national champion Megan Tapper. The diminutive...
First Day Fun Facts – The Women’s 100
The Olympic track and field programme begins today and on the schedule is the first round of an event in which most pundits expect a Jamaican bonanza. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the 2008 and 2012 winner, 2016 champion Elaine Thompson-Herah and sprint newcomer Shericka...
Memorable Moments – Jamaica’s Men in the Olympic Games 100m
When Herb McKenley won the silver medal in the 100 metres in the 1952 Olympics, he wrote the first chapter in Jamaica’s memorable history in sprinting. When Tyquendo Tracey, Yohan Blake and Oblique Seville go to the blocks for the 100 metres on July 28, they...