News & Updates
Nov 08, 2021
7 Class 1 Winners Confirmed for US Scholarships
Ralford Mullings, Kavian Kerr, Chevonne Hall, Aron Tanui, Luke Brown, Nishon Pierre, and Akeel Hanchard, winners at the 2021 ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championships, have all secured United States […]
Oct 29, 2021
Make the High Jump Fun – DeLisser
Led by the decorated trio of Tajay Gayle, Shanieka Ricketts and Kimberly Williams, Jamaica is world-class in the long and triple jumps and their feats are inspiring youngsters to follow […]
Oct 25, 2021
Elaine Nominated For Athlete-Of-The-Year, Again
Elaine Thompson-Herah has again been nominated for the Female World Athlete of the Year Award. Thompson-Herah, who repeated her 2016 Olympic sprint double this year in Tokyo, was nominated alongside […]
Oct 21, 2021
First Year Champs Leads to World Junior Triple Jump Silver
When Jaydon Hibbert bounded out to a triple jump personal best of 16.05 metres at this year's World Under 20 Championships, the mark made him the first Jamaican ever to […]
Oct 15, 2021
10 Champs Class 1 Winners Off On Scholarships – Girls
Led by double winners Shantae Foreman and Aaliyah Francis, 10 female 2021 Boys and Girls Championships Class 1, queens, have secured college scholarships. Foreman, who completed a stellar Champs career […]
Oct 01, 2021
Great Scott – Shot Put Pioneer
Dorian Scott, Jamaica's first Olympic throws finalist, has joined a growing band of coaches from the island to hold head coaching posts on the US college circuit. Scott was recently […]
Sep 20, 2021
Kerr – Long Jumping Into the Future
"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 […]
Sep 14, 2021
JAAA President Thanks the Track & Field Community for Supporting our Athletes
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dear Track and Field Family The Jamaican sporting community continues to be awed by the on and off performances of all our athletes. While the pandemic presented […]
Sep 12, 2021
Elaine Completes the Set
Thanks to Elaine Thompson-Herah, Jamaicans now own all of the 100 and 200 metres records at the renowned Zurich Weltklasse meet. Thompson-Herah completed the set with a swift 100 metres […]
Sep 05, 2021
World Junior Stars Making the Transition
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 […]
Sep 01, 2021
30th Anniversary of a Relay First
Jamaica has a proud record in the 4x100 metres relay, with gold medals galore won by both our men and women. Dahlia Duhaney, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, Beverly McDonald and Merlene Ottey […]
Aug 27, 2021
Junior Stars Revise Jamaica All Time Performance List in Nairobi
With a world junior record in the girls' 4x100 metres as the highlight, Jamaica's team to the World Under 20 Championships made substantial revisions to the nation's all-time junior performance […]