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...
by Hubert Lawrence | December 8, 2021 | New Generation, Scholarships, World U20
According to the respected US publication TRACK AND FIELD NEWS, five Jamaicans are among the top recruits to US colleges for the upcoming year. On the men’s side, they are 2021 World Under 20 medal winners Vashaun Vascianna, Devontie Archer and Kavion Kerr and...
by Hubert Lawrence | September 20, 2021 | Athlete's Performances, Scholarships, World U20
“This has boosted my confidence so much. I just really want to see where else this will take me.” Those are the words of Kavian Kerr, who won Jamaica’s second straight long jump bronze medal at last month’s World Under 20 Championships in...
by Hubert Lawrence | September 5, 2021 | Athlete's Performances, World U20
All but one of Jamaica’s World Under 20 Athletics champions has represented the country at the World Championships or the Olympic Games or both. That was the status leading into the recent World Under 20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya and in addition, the...
by Hubert Lawrence | August 27, 2021 | Athlete's Performances, World U20
With a world junior record in the girls’ 4×100 metres as the highlight, Jamaica’s team to the World Under 20 Championships made substantial revisions to the nation’s all-time junior performance list. The changes came not only in the sprint relay...
by Hubert Lawrence | August 24, 2021 | Athlete's Performances, World U20
Technical Leader, David Riley has high praise for the athletes who performed for Jamaica at the just concluded World U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. Riley called the 11 medal haul a product of the nation’s mature track and field programme and lauded the...
