With the JAAA/Puma National Junior and Senior Championships quickly approaching (July 6-9), athletes have been working hard to improve their...
Jackson, Blake and Reid continue to surge.
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“Bad Day” for Dacres, New Lease on Life for McDonald and Seville wins in Atlanta
Rusheen McDonald has taken a new lease on life. His goal this year is to run another sub 44 seconds in the 400m as he did in 2015 when he became the...
Sprinters Took Centre Stage at Velocity Fest #13
The sprinters were out in full force at Velocity Fest #13, held at the National Stadium last Saturday, desperately seeking to put up impressive...
Strachan and Jackson Looked Good at Velocity Fest 12
Anthonique Strachan of the Bahamas put down a good early season marker when she won the 100m at Velocity Fest 12, held at the National Stadium on...
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...
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...
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...
Jackson and Hudson Lead Jamaica to Big NACAC Haul
Shericka Jackson and Andrew Hudson keyed a big Jamaican team performance at last weekend's NACAC Open Championships in Freeport, Bahamas. Overall,...
Golden Triple Jump Streak to Continue in Birmingham
Thanks to Fedrick Dacres, Ronald Levy, Janieve Russell, Aisha Praught-Leer, Danniel Thomas-Dodd, Kimberly Williams and the women's 4x400 team,...
Jamaica Claims 10 medals in Eugene – WCHOregon22 Wrap-up
Jamaica left Eugene, the host city of the 2022 World Athletics Championships, with 10 medals; 2 gold, 7 silver and a bronze and, 2 national records....
Preview: Jamaica’s World Athletics Championships Oregon 22
Overview Two World Champions. Two Olympic champions. 9 national record holders and 17 2021 Olympic finalists. That's what Jamaica has brought to...
National Champs Highlights, Field Events Dominate – Day 3
Jamaica won medals at the last World Championships in the men's long jump, the women's shot put, the men's discus and the women's discus in Doha....
Throwing Heroes Star at King of the Ring
Jamaica's throwing heroes added a touch of class to the King of the Ring competition at Excelsior High School on February 26. Fedrick Dacres and...
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...
Garth Gayle elected President of the JAAA
Garth Gayle is the new president of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), after defeating Jamaican sprinting great Donald Quarrie...
Next Generation: Shadae Lawrence
Astute fans would have seen the name Shadae Lawrence on Jamaica team lists in the last few years as the country's leading discus thrower. She earned...
Doha Déjà vu – Great Start
Jamaica got off to a great start at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Thanks to newcomer Tajay Gayle, super sprinter Shelly-Ann...
Excitement in The Shot Put: O’Dayne Richards
"I'm excited, in fact I'm very excited about 2015, I just want to reiterate that I have high standards for myself and if I achieve my goals, I think...
Dacres takes silver at WC!
National record holder Fedrick Dacres was not at his very best but he was still able to take silver in a close contest at the World championships....
Jamaica predicted to win 10 medals in Doha
Only double Olympic champions Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson are predicted to win individual gold medals for Jamaica at the IAAF World...
Jamaica’s athletes win 17 medals at Pan Ams
17 TRACK AND FIELD MEDALS AT PAN AMS. Jamaica's track and field athletes continued their preparation for the IAAF World Championships as they picked...