News & Updates

Mar 27, 2023

Hughes, Seville and Watson Highlight John Wolmer Speed Fest

Great Britain sprinter Zharnel Hughes has been around for so long you would think he's Jamaican. The Racers Track Club athlete, who finished high school in Jamaica and still has […]

Mar 15, 2023

This Week in Jamaica’s Local Track & Field 2023, Week 11

Well, there's only one (1) final chance to qualify for the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys & Girls Championships. Here is it, week 11 in Jamaica's Local Track and Field. John Womler […]

Mar 14, 2023

Spectacular Performances at JAAA Carifta Trials

U20 - 100m In what seems to be a perennial duel shaping up, this occasion saw Bouwahjgie Nkrumie besting De Andre Daley to capture the U20 Boys 100m at the […]

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 07, 2023

Day One Was Lukewarm at ISSA GK Champs 2023

The first day of the ISSA /Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championships passed without much fanfare. The only cheering that could be heard was after the singing of the national […]

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 […]