Our dominance in track and field, a hallmark of recent Olympic Games, experienced a notable shift at the 2024 Paris Olympics. While we still secured...
All Results – Jamaica’s Athletics Performance at the Paris2024 Olympic Games
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National Record for 4x400m Mixed Relay and Triple Jump Women Secure 2 Final Spots – Paris24
Jamaica's triple jump duo, Shanieka Ricketts and Ackelia Smith, qualified for tomorrow's final. Meanwhile, the nation's mixed 4x400m relay team,...
Day 2, Paris24 – Jamaica’s Women’s 100m Sprinters Advance to Semifinals
The Jamaican women's 100m team has secured their spot in tomorrow's semifinals after a strong showing in the morning session of Day 2 at the Stade...
Revised: JAAA Announces Jamaica’s Athletics Team to the 33rd Olympic Games in Paris, France
Please see the PDF below.
Advisory: JAAA Selection Criteria for Paris 2024
The JAAA wishes to inform all stakeholders of the selection criteria for the 33rd Olympic Games, in Paris France. Please see the pdf below.
Jamaica Could Soon Have an Olympic 800m Finalist – Dyke
Edwin Allen High School coaching maestro Michael Dyke, believes that it won't be long before Jamaica once again has a finalist in the men's 800...
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...
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,...
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...
Elaine on the Double
Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah made history on Tuesday, August 03 at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan with an eye-popping 200 metres...
Megan Taps the Medal Box
Photo Credit: https://www.teamja.org/archives/14855 Jamaica's distinguished record in the 100-metre hurdles reached an important level at the Summer...
First Day Fun Facts – The Women’s 100
The Olympic track and field programme begins today and on the schedule is the first round of an event in which most pundits expect a Jamaican...
Memorable Moments – Jamaica’s Men in the Olympic Games 100m
When Herb McKenley won the silver medal in the 100 metres in the 1952 Olympics, he wrote the first chapter in Jamaica's memorable history in...
Athletes set to cash in at JOA/JAAA Olympic Destination Series
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA)/Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) Olympic Destination Series will get going this Saturday...
Tribute to the Late Alphonso “Les” Laing
On the morning of Sunday, February 7, 2021, Alphonso “Les” Laing passed away peacefully in his sleep. The Jamaica Athletics Administrative...
Feature on Diane Guthrie’s National Heptathlon Record
In 1911, the Right Excellent Norman Manley set a Boys Championships 100 yard record that lasted for 41 years. The Jamaican and NCAA heptathlon...