by Hubert Lawrence | September 12, 2022 | Athlete's Performances, Robust Ambition
The signs are clear. Jamaica is coming back in the men’s 100 metres. The major achievement was the 4th place finish by Oblique Seville at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon but there is more evidence of a revival. The 2022 season saw Jamaica amass 4 men...
by Hubert Lawrence | June 26, 2022 | Athlete's Performances
Jamaica won medals at the last World Championships in the men’s long jump, the women’s shot put, the men’s discus and the women’s discus in Doha. Day 3 of the National Championships put those events under the National Stadium spotlight but with...
by Hubert Lawrence | June 25, 2022 | Athlete's Performances, New Generation
2011 World Champion Yohan Blake, Olympic Bronze medallist Shericka Jackson and World Under 20 Champion Tina Clayton turned on the speed to bring day 2 of the National Championships to a crescendo. With sprint hungry patrons on their feet inside the National Stadium,...
by Hubert Lawrence | June 25, 2022 | Athlete's Performances, New Generation
The National Championships began with a shock result in the high jump but blossomed into a night for sprint fans to enjoy. 4-time World 100 champion Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce lifted patrons out her their seats at the National Stadium on June 23 with a stunning run in...
by Hubert Lawrence | June 13, 2022 | Athlete's Performances, NCAA
Lamara Distin and Wayne Pinnock completed indoor/outdoor jump doubles at last week’s NCAA Division 1 Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Distin gave Texas A&M University 10 points with an expected win in the high jump on Saturday. A day earlier, Pinnock capped...
by Hubert Lawrence | June 7, 2022 | Athlete's Performances, NCAA
2021 runners-up Lamara Distin and Rojé Stona lead the Jamaican charge at the NCAA Outdoor Championships which start on June 8, in the US city of Eugene, Oregon. Distin is favoured in the women’s high jump while Stona is in for a battle in the men’s discus....
