by Chelsea Harley | November 15, 2020 | Athlete's Performances
With sprinter Briana Williams leading the way, a time may be coming when Jamaican track and field teams have more athletes from the Diaspora. Retired long jumper Chelsea Hammond walked that road all the way to an Olympic bronze medal. Overjoyed to have represented her...
by Chelsea Harley | November 11, 2020 | Athlete's Performances
Astute fans would have seen the name Shadae Lawrence on Jamaica team lists in the last few years as the country’s leading discus thrower. She earned her place on the plane to the last Olympics and the World Championships in both 2017 and 2019. Lawrence wants...
by Chelsea Harley | November 4, 2020 | Athlete's Performances
Jamaica has produced many great sprinters. Among those who could be next in line is Andre Ewers, who represented Jamaica for the first time last year. A promising start to his international career and his speed this year has this newcomer looking ahead. A third place...
by Chelsea Harley | October 28, 2020 | Athlete's Performances
At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, Jamaica’s women contributed massively to a brilliant team performance. Thanks to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Melaine Walker, Jamaica won three women’s Olympic gold medals for the first time....
by Chelsea Harley | October 22, 2020 | Athlete's Performances
In 7 trips to the World Junior Championships, Jamaica had compiled a pleasing record in the boy’s 4×400 metres relay but there was one thing missing – a gold medal. That changed for the better at the 8th renewal of the Under 20 global championships in...
by Chelsea Harley | October 13, 2020 | Athlete's Performances
We take for granted now that Jamaica will be a factor in the sprints whenever major championships are staged. Things were quite different after Herb McKenley narrowly lost the 100 metres gold medal in the 1952 Olympics as Jamaica had no finalists in the 100 or 200...
