Our dominance in track and field, a hallmark of recent Olympic Games, experienced a notable shift at the 2024 Paris Olympics. While we still secured...
All Results – Jamaica’s Athletics Performance at the Paris2024 Olympic Games
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One Team, One Jamaica – Big up our Athletes! – Day 3 – Paris24
Our athletes have been giving it their all on the track and in the field and we want to take this time to recognise their efforts for their country....
Rahjindra Campbell Makes Men’s Shot Put Finals – Paris24
Jamaica’s lone representative in the Men’s Shot Put at Paris24, Rajindra Campbell, has advanced to tomorrow’s final. Campbell secured his spot with...
National Record for 4x400m Mixed Relay and Triple Jump Women Secure 2 Final Spots – Paris24
Jamaica's triple jump duo, Shanieka Ricketts and Ackelia Smith, qualified for tomorrow's final. Meanwhile, the nation's mixed 4x400m relay team,...
Day 2, Paris24 – Jamaica’s Women’s 100m Sprinters Advance to Semifinals
The Jamaican women's 100m team has secured their spot in tomorrow's semifinals after a strong showing in the morning session of Day 2 at the Stade...
Jamaican Olympians Gear Up in Stuttgart with Hope for Home and Games
Jamaica's track and field stars have arrived at their pre-Olympic training camp in Stuttgart, Germany, ready to fine-tune their skills for the...
Revised: JAAA Announces Jamaica’s Athletics Team to the 33rd Olympic Games in Paris, France
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Advisory: NACAC New Life Invitational, Road to Paris – WACT Silver
NACAC Athletics will be hosting a WACT Silver - NACAC New Life Invitational Road to Paris on Wednesday, June 12, in Nassau Bahamas. Athletes...
JAAA/Puma National Junior & Senior Championships Registration Now Open!
The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) is excited to announce the opening of the registration platform for the 2024 JAAA/Puma...
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....
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...
2022 Could be Bloomfield’s Come Back Year
Akeem Bloomfield is on the comeback trail. With the debilitating effect of a hamstring injury behind him, the tall, long-striding 400m man is...
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,...
2022 Carifta Games Confirmation Conjures Memories of 2011
Last week's confirmation that the Carifta Games will return to Jamaica in 2022 brings back memories of 2011 when the junior track and field event...