Two Champions, four silvers and six bronze medals. That record makes the girls' 400 metre hurdles the event in which Jamaica has been most...
White to Uphold 400 Tradition at World Juniors
read more
Category
Athlete’s Performances
JAAA President Impressed with Olympic Athletes’ Performance
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO: ALL MEDIA HOUSES FROM: Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) DATE: Sunday, August 8,...
Jamaica Bags 9 Medals @ Tokyo Olympics
Day 9 - Evening Nine medals for Jamaica! Jamaica finished the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with nine medals, all from athletics. Four gold, one silver and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Big Jamaican Contingent for NCAA Indoors
Twenty-Three (23) Jamaicans will converge in Fayetteville at the University of Arkansas to contest the NCAA Indoor Championships, which begins on...
Freeman Could Not Walk Away
When her career as a world class 100 metres hurdler was over, Michelle Freeman could not walk away from the sport she loved. That motivation has led...
McLeod is Something Big – Ricketts
Carey McLeod is bounding forward in the horizontal jumps and at least one interested observer can see him making Jamaica a power on the...
Rajay Hamilton Finds His Calling – 800m
After rocketing up the Jamaica all-time indoor 800 metres performance list, Rajay Hamilton says that he has found his calling. On February 21, he...
Believe In Yourself, Jumper – Chelsea Hammond
Chanice Porter and Tissanna Hickling can be medal contenders at the Olympics and the World Championships if they are consistent and if they believe...
Well Done, Elaine!
A fine season by Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah has gotten the acclaim it deserves, with her selection to the top five nominees for the prestigious...
Jazmine Fray Targets 2021
Led by national record holder Natoya Goule, 7 Jamaican women have dipped under 2 minutes for the 800 metres. Jazmine Fray, the 2019 NCAA champion,...
Bronze Medal Jumper Proud To Be Jamaican
With sprinter Briana Williams leading the way, a time may be coming when Jamaican track and field teams have more athletes from the Diaspora....
Next Generation: Shadae Lawrence
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...
Next Generation: Andre Ewers
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...
4 Gold Medals for Jamaica’s Women in Tokyo
At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, Jamaica's women contributed massively to a brilliant team performance. Thanks to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce,...
Gold at Last – 1st World Junior 4 x400 M Boys
In 7 trips to the World Junior Championships, Jamaica had compiled a pleasing record in the boy's 4x400 metres relay but there was one thing missing...
Miller Leads Jamaican Sprint Fest In Mexico
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...
Lerone Clarke Wins 2010 Commonwealth 100 metres
On October 7, 2010, at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, Lerone Clarke underlined Jamaica’s dominance of men’s sprinting with a decisive victory...