by Chelsea Harley | May 30, 2019 | Athlete's Performances, Field, International, Track
At least forty three Jamaicans will be in action at the NCAA Division One Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas from June 5-8. Only the United States have more participants. NCAAAmong them, Natalliah Whyte, Kiara Grant and Junior athlete (18yrs old)...
by Chelsea Harley | May 30, 2019 | Athlete's Performances, Field, International
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia Jordan Scott’s ACC triple jump win was safe after round 3, where he jumped a collegiate-leading 56-½ (17.08) PR. The Virginia junior, winner of the NCAA Indoor crown, was not done. JordanScottAfter solid leaps in rounds 4 and 5, he unleashed...
by Chelsea Harley | December 4, 2017 | Athlete's Performances, Track
Sprint legend Usain St Leo Bolt has been immortalised in bronze with the unveiling of an eight-foot statue in his likeness at Jamaica’s National Stadium yesterday, depicting his trademark ‘To the World’ stance. Bolt, who opted to...
by Chelsea Harley | November 27, 2017 | Athlete's Performances, International
Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium have been named the male and female World Athletes of the Year at the IAAF Athletics Awards 2017, held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Friday (24). 2017 Athlete Of The YearBarshim, 26, was one of the...
by Chelsea Harley | October 3, 2010 | Athlete's Performances, Field, Track
Jamaica’s medal tally at the IAAF World Championships jumped by fifty per cent on day seven. Jamaica now has six medals, two gold, three silver and a bronze. Shericka Jackson won bronze in a hotly contested 400m while Danielle Thomas-Dodd took silver in the Shot Put....
by Chelsea Harley | October 19, 2000 | Athlete's Performances
After holding her own at the Sydney Olympics, 18 year-old Veronica Campbell went to the 2000 World Junior Championships in Santiago, Chile as one to watch and she did not disappoint. Campbell delivered the first sprint double by a girl at the World Juniors, with meet...
