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Gayle grabs Jamaica’s 1st Gold in Doha!

by Chelsea Harley | September 28, 2019 | Athlete's Performances, Field, International, Track

Tajay Gayle is the toast of the town after two days of competition at the IAAF World Championships. The former Papine High school student and MVP athlete created a massive upset when he spanned 8.69 metres national record to give Jamaica’s its first ever gold medal in...

Danielle Williams books Wild Card

by Chelsea Harley | September 10, 2019 | Athlete's Performances, Field, International, Track

After a thrilling conclusion to the 2019 IAAF Diamond League season in Brussels, Danielle Williams joined Shanieka Ricketts as wild card winners for Jamaica. Danielle Williams2Like the winners the week before, each of the 16 individual event winners at the Memorial...

Shanieka Thomas-Ricketts take Diamond League triple jump title

by Chelsea Harley | August 30, 2019 | Athlete's Performances, Field, International, Track

Shanieka Thomas-Ricketts registered a massive upset in Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday as she won the Diamond League final in the triple jump with a 14.93m personal ShaniekaThomas-Ricketts upstaged Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas, the Pan Am Games record holder and world...

Thompson, McPherson win in Paris

by Chelsea Harley | August 25, 2019 | Athlete's Performances, International, Track

Jamaica’s Olympic 100m and 200m champion Elaine Thompson won the 100m at the Paris Diamond League. Thompson started well and stayed strong to win in 10.98 (-0.2m/s) from the Ivory Coast’s world 100m and 200 silver medallist Marie-Jose Ta Lou, who clocked 11.13. Double...

Jamaicans rampant in Birmingham

by Chelsea Harley | August 18, 2019 | Athlete's Performances, Field, International, Track

Omar McLeod, Yohan Blake, Akeem Bloomfield and Danielle Williams were winners at the Birmingham Diamond League meeting. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was third in the 200m. Blake BirminghamDina Asher-Smith led the 200m with about 60m of the race remaining before 6ft 1in...

Jamaica’s athletes win 17 medals at Pan Ams

by Chelsea Harley | August 12, 2019 | Athlete's Performances, Field, International, Track

17 TRACK AND FIELD MEDALS AT PAN AMS. Jamaica’s track and field athletes continued their preparation for the IAAF World Championships as they picked up a total of 17 medals at the 2019 Pan American Games which concluded on Sunday in Lima, Peru. The haul consists...