by Hubert Lawrence | July 13, 2022 | World Athletics, World Championships
Overview Two World Champions. Two Olympic champions. 9 national record holders and 17 2021 Olympic finalists. That’s what Jamaica has brought to Eugene, Oregon to contest the 2022 World Athletics Championships which begin on July 15. The reigning champions are...
by Webtech | May 2, 2022 | Commonwealth Games, NACAC, World Championships, World U20
1. Date Traditionally, the Jamaica National Senior & Junior Championship (aka The Trials) is held during the last weekend in June, this year is no exception. Details for the Championship are as follows; Date: June 23, 2022 – June 26, 2022 (Thursday –...
by Hubert Lawrence | January 17, 2022 | Athlete's Performances, NCAA, New Generation, World Championships, World U20
Jamaicans Kemba Nelson and Ackera Nugent, both 2021 NCAA Indoor champions, made good starts to their 2022 campaigns on the weekend. Nelson zipped to the fastest time over 60m by a US-based college athlete while Nugent set a personal best over the same distance....
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 | December 21, 2021 | Olympic Games, Robust Ambition, World Championships
Akeem Bloomfield is on the comeback trail. With the debilitating effect of a hamstring injury behind him, the tall, long-striding 400m man is stepping into the 2022 season with confidence. In 2019, Bloomfield was riding high. He was the runner-up at the NCAA...
by Hubert Lawrence | December 15, 2021 | Awards, Olympic Games, World Championships, World U20
Last month, retired Jamaican sprinter Peta-Gaye Dowdie was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame at Louisiana State University (LSU) where she studied and competed from 1997 to 2000. The soft-spoken Dowdie said advice from an uncle spurred her on to a fine career...
