With good reason, Jamaica has been called the sprint capital of the world. The island of wood, water and speed may soon have a new name - Sprint...
Jamaica: From Sprint Capital to Sprint Hurdles Central
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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....
Fantastic wins for Camperdown, KC and JC – Penn Relays Highlights
Camperdown High School, Kingston College and Jamaica College raced to top spots on the podium at the 126th Penn Relays on April 30. Camperdown...
4 Jamaican Olympians Set For Millrose Games
The US college circuit will be a beehive of indoor meets this weekend but all eyes will be on New York and the 114th Millrose Games. Set for January...
One Good Year Deserves Another
Despite the obstacles posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Jamaica's track and field athletes made the nation proud in 2021. At the Summer Olympics in...
2022 Could be Bloomfield’s Come Back Year
Akeem Bloomfield is on the comeback trail. With the debilitating effect of a hamstring injury behind him, the tall, long-striding 400m man is...
2022 Carifta Games Confirmation Conjures Memories of 2011
Last week's confirmation that the Carifta Games will return to Jamaica in 2022 brings back memories of 2011 when the junior track and field event...
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...
High Hopes for our Hurdlers
Jamaica has learnt to count on its hurdlers for medals on the global stage. The expectations are similar to the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics approach,...
Next In The Sprint Hurdles Line – Brittany Anderson?
Ever since 1990, when Michelle Freeman became the first Jamaican to pierce the 13 second barrier, the island has produced a steady stream of top...
McLeod Now With ‘#Foreverfaster’
Reigning 110m hurdles Olympic champion Omar McLeod is now a brand ambassador of shoe company Puma. McLeod, who failed in his attempt to retain his...
Jamaicans rampant in Birmingham
Omar McLeod, Yohan Blake, Akeem Bloomfield and Danielle Williams were winners at the Birmingham Diamond League meeting. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was...
Jamaicans shine brightly at London DL
Danielle Williams showed that the controversial events at the National championships have not affected her negatively by posting a new National...
Men are stalling while women still flying
As Jamaica prepares to select their world championship team, the exhilarating days of the nation’s male sprinters, led by Usain Bolt, dominating the...
National Champs launched with much fanfare
The highly anticipated National Junior and Senior Championships were launched with much fanfare on Wednesday at Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston....