by Chelsea Harley | March 25, 2021 | New Generation
Jamaica has been producing top sprinters for generations and Kemba Nelson could be next. She zoomed into the spotlight at the recent NCAA Indoor Championships with a stunning win in the 60 metres, clocked in 7.05 seconds, the number 2 time for the distance this year....
by Chelsea Harley | March 22, 2021 | New Generation
All Kenia Sinclair wanted to do during her athletics career was make Jamaicans believe they could excel in the middle distances. Her efforts were boosted in two big races twelve days apart in 2006, as she won silver medals over 800 metres at both the World Indoor...
by Chelsea Harley | March 3, 2021 | New Generation
With Shanieka Ricketts and Kimberly Williams flying the flag internationally, the women’s triple jump is becoming an event Jamaica can rely on for medals at the highest level. Moreover, according to one expert, Ricketts and Williams could inspire a new...
by Chelsea Harley | February 28, 2021 | New Generation
Though snowy conditions in Texas foreshortened her indoor season, 400 metre hurdles prospect Shiann Salmon saw enough to tell her she is fit and ready for outdoors. She feels assured that a fast flat indoor 400 metres run in February was a step in the right direction....
by Chelsea Harley | February 2, 2021 | New Generation
Jamaica has learnt to count on its hurdlers for medals on the global stage. The expectations are similar to the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics approach, with reigning 110 metre hurdles champion Omar McLeod leading the way. In fact, with McLeod and 2015 World 100 metre...
by Chelsea Harley | September 14, 2020 | New Generation
When Tissanna Hickling long jumped 6.82 metres last year, the GC Foster College student-athlete matched the longest mark by a Jamaican since 2006. When she backed that up with a defence of her national title and bronze at the Pan-American Games, it was clear that a...
