News & Updates
Sep 14, 2021
JAAA President Thanks the Track & Field Community for Supporting our Athletes
PRESS RELEASE FORÂ IMMEDIATEÂ 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 […]
Aug 24, 2021
Jamaica Strong at World U20 Championships
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 […]
Aug 23, 2021
2020 World U20 Championships: Final Report
Jamaica wins 11 medals in Nairobi! Jamaica ended the World U20 Championships in style, taking home 11 medals; three gold, six silver and two bronze. All four relay teams secured […]
Aug 16, 2021
Good Signs for World Under 20 Team
Whenever the World Under 20 Championships falls in the same year as the Olympics and the Under 20 spectacular takes place after the greatest show on earth, Jamaica's young athletes […]
Aug 16, 2021
White to Uphold 400 Tradition at World Juniors
Two Champions, four silvers and six bronze medals. That record makes the girls' 400 metre hurdles the event in which Jamaica has been most successful at the World Under 20 […]
Aug 09, 2021
Team Jamaica - Jamaica's World Athletics Under 20 Track & Field Teams & Officials
PRESS RELEASE FORÂ IMMEDIATEÂ RELEASE TO:Â ALL MEDIA HOUSES FROM:Â Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) DATE:Â Thursday, August 5, 2021 SUBJECT:Â Jamaica World Juniors Track & Field Teams & Officials The following is the list […]
Aug 09, 2021
JAAA President Impressed with Olympic Athletes' Performance
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO: ALL MEDIA HOUSES FROM: Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) DATE: Sunday, August 8, 2021 SUBJECT: Jamaica Track & Field Athletes – 2020 Olympics Tokyo, Japan For immediate release […]
Aug 07, 2021
Jamaica Bags 9 Medals @ Tokyo Olympics
Day 9 - Evening Nine medals for Jamaica! Jamaica finished the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with nine medals, all from athletics. Four gold, one silver and four bronze. The 4x400m women's […]