Kingston, Jamaica – A trio of Jamaican track and field legends, Hansle Parchment, Fitz-Albert Coleman, and Paul Francis, were recently honoured with...
Jamaican Track and Field Titans Honoured: Parchment, Coleman, and Francis Recognized
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Jamaican Shericka Jackson mentioned in 1 of 6 Moments shortlisted for the International Fair Play Award
Fans invited to vote for their favourite moment Six moments have been shortlisted for this year's International Fair Play Award, with fans invited...
Jamaican Roshawn Clarke 1 of 3 finalists for World Athletics 2023 Men’s Rising Star Award
Jamaican 400m hurdler Roshawn Clarke has been nominated for the 2023 Men's Rising Star Award by World Athletics. The award recognizes the best U20...
Seymour Newman Honoured, Has Bittersweet Memories & High Praise for JAAA
Seymour Newman was a fearsome competitor over both the 400m and the 800m for Jamaica in the 70s. Tall, fast, strong and fluid, he gave his...
Inez Turner Honoured, Wishes Jamaica Had More Middle-Distance Runners
Five stalwarts of local track and field were honoured by the organisers at the 2023 edition of the JAAA/Puma/Jamalco Development Meet at Halse Hall,...
The JAAA Congratulates Fraser-Pryce & Broadbell for Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year Award
At the conclusion of the RJRGleaner Sportsman & Sportswoman of the Year Award on Friday, January 20, 2023, Track and Field walked away with the...
Jamaica #1 – Top Nation in Women’s Track – Upcoming Local Meets
JAMAICA TO THE WORLD 🌍🇯🇲 Based on @WCHoregon22 placing table, Jamaica were the top nation in women's track. #WorldAthleticsChamps...
Track & Field Nominees Dominate RJR Gleaner Sports Persons of the Year Award
The RJRGleaner Group recently published its list of nominees for the Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Award and track and field has...
JAAA Among Nominees for 2022 Member Federation Award – World Athletics
Ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2022, World Athletics is delighted to announce the six finalists for the Member Federation Award. [alert...
Fraser-Pryce Among Finalists for Women’s World Athlete of the Year 2022
Please note: Some words were modified from the original The names of the five...
Kaliese Spencer’s Belated Bronze Builds 400m Hurdles Legacy
Jamaica's legacy in the women's 400m hurdles received a belated boost last week with Kaliese Spencer being promoted to third in the 2012 Olympics....
Order of Jamaica and Order of Distinction Honours for Shelly-Ann and Shericka
World champions Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson are beginning to reap the rewards for their brilliance on the track in 2022. On October...
“Jamaican Coaches are the Best in the World” – President Gayle
Jamaica's track and field coaches are the best in the world. That's the assertion of none other than Garth Gayle, president of the Jamaica Athletics...
Win $100,000 to Design a Magazine Cover for Carifta Games 2022
Brief for Magazine Cover Design Competition Entries Open - Monday, February 28, Entries Close: Monday, March 14 at...
One Good Year Deserves Another
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...
The Winning Season – Elaine is the TRACK AND FIELD NEWS Athlete of the Year
Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah has been selected as the Female Athlete of the Year for 2021 by no less than the respected US publication TRACK AND...
Uncle’s Advice Led Dowdie to LSU’s Hall of Fame
Last month, retired Jamaican sprinter Peta-Gaye Dowdie was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame at Louisiana State University (LSU) where she...
The Winning Year – Elaine Thompson-Herah – Female World Athlete of the Year
Elaine Thompson-Herah is the Female World Athlete of the Year. Thompson-Herah, who repeated her 2016 Olympic sprint double this year in Tokyo, was...
Is it – Third Time’s the Charm for Elaine?
Elaine Thompson-Herah is a finalist in balloting for the Female World Athlete of the Year Award for the third time in her career. Thompson-Herah,...
Elaine is NACAC’s Athlete of the Year
NACAC, the governing body of athletics in North American, Central American and the Caribbean (NACAC) has selected Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah as...