Our athletes have been giving it their all on the track and in the field and we want to take this time to recognise their efforts for their country....
One Team, One Jamaica – Big up our Athletes! – Day 3 – Paris24
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Sprinters Are Surging in the West! – Action from the Western Championships
The national team to youth and junior championships will be well served by the current sprinting prowess of the West. The kids and their coaches do...
Seymour Newman Honoured, Has Bittersweet Memories & High Praise for JAAA
Seymour Newman was a fearsome competitor over both the 400m and the 800m for Jamaica in the 70s. Tall, fast, strong and fluid, he gave his...
The JAAA Congratulates Fraser-Pryce & Broadbell for Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year Award
At the conclusion of the RJRGleaner Sportsman & Sportswoman of the Year Award on Friday, January 20, 2023, Track and Field walked away with the...
Jamaica #1 – Top Nation in Women’s Track – Upcoming Local Meets
JAMAICA TO THE WORLD 🌍🇯🇲 Based on @WCHoregon22 placing table, Jamaica were the top nation in women's track. #WorldAthleticsChamps...
Track & Field Nominees Dominate RJR Gleaner Sports Persons of the Year Award
The RJRGleaner Group recently published its list of nominees for the Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Award and track and field has...
Fraser-Pryce Among Finalists for Women’s World Athlete of the Year 2022
Please note: Some words were modified from the original The names of the five...
Order of Jamaica and Order of Distinction Honours for Shelly-Ann and Shericka
World champions Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson are beginning to reap the rewards for their brilliance on the track in 2022. On October...
Whyte – “2022 Was Good to Me”
Jamaica had 9 women who broke the 11-second barrier in the 100m in 2022. Among them was World Championships silver relay medal winner Nataliah Whyte...
200m World Record Speculation, Shericka Jackson: The Favourite
When Merlene Ottey set the last of her 7 national outdoor 200m records 16 years ago, it was clear that even that performance - 21.64 seconds - could...
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....
1-2-3 Sweep Lifts Jamaica in Eugene – WCHOregon22 Update
As expected, Jamaica scored an emphatic 1-2-3 medal sweep in the women's 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene on July 17. Riding the...
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....
National Champs Highlights, High Jump Shock & High Speed – Day 1
The National Championships began with a shock result in the high jump but blossomed into a night for sprint fans to enjoy. 4-time World 100 champion...
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...
The Winning Season – Elaine is the TRACK AND FIELD NEWS Athlete of the Year
Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah has been selected as the Female Athlete of the Year for 2021 by no less than the respected US publication TRACK AND...
The Winning Year – Elaine Thompson-Herah – Female World Athlete of the Year
Elaine Thompson-Herah is the Female World Athlete of the Year. Thompson-Herah, who repeated her 2016 Olympic sprint double this year in Tokyo, was...
Is it – Third Time’s the Charm for Elaine?
Elaine Thompson-Herah is a finalist in balloting for the Female World Athlete of the Year Award for the third time in her career. Thompson-Herah,...
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...