by Hubert Lawrence | January 13, 2022 | Athlete's Performances
The US indoor track and field season has begun with a Jamaican bang with a win for award-winning performances by a trio of student-athletes and a return to fitness for Danielle Williams, the champion sprint hurdler. Marie Forbes, Tarees Rhoden, Roje Stona and Williams...
by Hubert Lawrence | January 12, 2022 | Athlete's Performances, Awards, Olympic Games, World Championships
Despite the obstacles posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Jamaica’s track and field athletes made the nation proud in 2021. At the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Jamaica won 9 medals, 4 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze. Weeks later, our team to the World Under 20...
by Hubert Lawrence | November 9, 2021 | Athlete's Performances, Awards
NACAC, the governing body of athletics in North American, Central American and the Caribbean (NACAC) has selected Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah as the region’s female Athlete of the Year. The award follows her brilliant season in the 100m and 200m which...
by Hubert Lawrence | November 8, 2021 | Athlete's Performances, Scholarships
Ralford Mullings, Kavian Kerr, Chevonne Hall, Aron Tanui, Luke Brown, Nishon Pierre, and Akeel Hanchard, winners at the 2021 ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championships, have all secured United States college scholarships. Impressive for their respective high...
by Hubert Lawrence | October 29, 2021 | Athlete's Performances
Led by the decorated trio of Tajay Gayle, Shanieka Ricketts and Kimberly Williams, Jamaica is world-class in the long and triple jumps and their feats are inspiring youngsters to follow in their footsteps. The high jump has proven to be more stubborn. Jeremy DeLisser...
by Hubert Lawrence | October 25, 2021 | Athlete's Performances
Elaine Thompson-Herah has again been nominated for the Female World Athlete of the Year Award. Thompson-Herah, who repeated her 2016 Olympic sprint double this year in Tokyo, was nominated alongside 9 other Olympic gold medal winners including 3 who set world records...
