News & Updates
Mar 07, 2023
Boys & Girls Championships Are Perfectly Balanced
Last week’s activities in the junior competition were the litmus test for everyone involved. There was no dodging the opposition as the raw, intense but friendly rivalry was the order […]
Mar 05, 2023
This Week in Jamaica’s Local Track & Field 2023, Week 10
Two (2) weekends have passed since we posted about the week's Upcoming Track & Field Meets. During the February 20-26 weekend, the Eastern Championships (20-21) were held at the National […]
Feb 28, 2023
Track & Field Season Moves Up a Gear!
The 2023 track and field season got underway weeks ago. For Jamaicans, it slipped into second gear after a weekend of outstanding performances by our athletes at home and abroad. […]
Feb 27, 2023
Traves is Improving but not There Yet – Coach Julian Robinson
Traves Smikle threw a massive personal best of 68.14 metres in the discus at the local King of the Ring throwing meet at Excelsior High School XLCR in early February. […]
Feb 21, 2023
Sprinters Are Surging in the West! - Action from the Western Championships
The national team to youth and junior championships will be well served by the current sprinting prowess of the West. The kids and their coaches do not have all-weather tracks […]
Feb 20, 2023
Part One - Not an Easy Road – Coach Julian Robinson and His Throwing Group.
As he drove home from the training field at the University of the West Indies a few minutes before 10:00 pm, coach Julian Robinson was an exhausted man. When most […]
Feb 15, 2023
This Week in Jamaica’s Local Track & Field 2023, Week 7
This weekend in track and field, February 13-19, 2023, all eyes are on western Jamaica as the first of four regional high school championships gets underway. Western Championships - Boys […]
Feb 14, 2023
National Records for Aisha Praught-Leer then, Adelle Tracey, Days Apart
Toruń, Poland - Adelle Tracey set a new national record of 4 minutes 30.17 seconds in the Women's one-mile event on Wednesday, February 8, at the ORLEN Copernicus Cup Indoor […]
Feb 13, 2023
National Records for Navasky Anderson and Lamara Distin - Week Six of 2023
Congratulations to high jumper Lamara Distin and 800m runner Navasky Anderson who set new Jamaican indoor records in their respective events last weekend. Lamara cleared 1.97m for a National Record […]
Feb 10, 2023
Video Interview With Ray Harvey - Western Jamaica Yearns For The Western Relays
Ray Harvey - Driving the Western Relays for Decades One of the main reasons why Track & Field in Jamaica is booming is an abundance of talent. The other is […]
Feb 07, 2023
This Week in Jamaica’s Local Track & Field 2023, Week 6
This weekend in track and field, February 6-12, 2023, patrons are encouraged to 3 locations from Kingston to St. Catherine. This marks the sixth week of the Track & Field […]
Feb 06, 2023
Seymour Newman Honoured, Has Bittersweet Memories & High Praise for JAAA
Seymour Newman was a fearsome competitor over both the 400m and the 800m for Jamaica in the 70s. Tall, fast, strong and fluid, he gave his competitors nightmares at every […]