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Published:Tuesday | July 18, 2023 | 12:07 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

THE JAMAICA Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) has named a squad of 66 under-23 athletes to represent the country at the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) Championships to be held from July 21-23...

Published:Monday | July 17, 2023 | 12:09 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

American sprint ace Sha’Carri Richardson produced her trademark strong finish to deny Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson in the women’s 100 metres at the Silesia Diamond League meet in Poland yesterday. The slow-starting Richardson found her top speed...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 8:45 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Rojay Hamilton is the new champion in the men's 800 metres after turning back the challenge of defending champion Navasky Anderson to win the event in one minute, 47.28 seconds this evening at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 8:32 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Overseas-based Andrew Hudson was in fine form in the men's 200 metres at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships tonight, easily outclassing his rivals to win the event in a personal best 20.11 seconds. Rasheed Dwyer of SprinTec was...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 8:20 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Like she did in the 100 metres, Shericka Jackson made it clear there was no doubt she was the best in the country, defending her JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships title with a world lead inside the National Stadium, no less....

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 8:18 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

In a stacked men's 110-metre hurdles field, Commonwealth Games champion Rasheed Broadbell produced a personal best and world leading 12.94 seconds to become Jamaica’s national champion. In what was a very competitive event at the JAAA/PUMA National...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 8:11 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Like she did in the 100 metres, Shericka Jackson made it clear there was no doubt she was the best in the country, defending her JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships title with a world lead inside the National Stadium, no less....

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 7:46 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Enrique Webster of St Elizabeth Technical High School ran an intelligent race to peg back early leader, Jaheene Bell of St Jago High, registering a win the in the boys’ under-20 400 metres at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 6:52 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Megan Tapper’s excellent record at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships continued today as the Elite Performance athlete held off a late rush from Ackera Nugent to win her third national senior title in 12.64 seconds. The...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 6:27 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Former National Champion, Sean Bailey, the country's number-one man in the 400 metres this season was forced to stave off the late challenge of Antonio Watson to regain his title at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships inside the...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 6:07 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Former Clarendon College quarter miler, Dejanea Oakley, who now competes for the University of Texas, outclassed her opponents for an impressive win in the girls’ under-20 400 metres at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships inside...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 5:58 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

It was smooth sailing for Lacovia High School’s Sabrina Dockery, the lanky teenager easily winning the girls’ under-18 400 metres at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium this evening. Dockery won in 55....

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 5:49 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

St Catherine High School’s Kitiana Headley pulled off a big upset in the girls’ under-20 800 metres at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships after turning back the consistent Kishay Rowe of Alphonsus Davis inside the National...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 5:46 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Rashid Bowen of St Elizabeth Technical High School used a late burst to capture the boys’ under-18 800 metres at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium this evening. Bowne clocked one minute, 57.73...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 3:50 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Cornwall College’s Kasean Jordan Rhooms was crowned the first champion on today's final day of competion of the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium. Competing in the boys’ under-18 triple jump finals where...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 2:20 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

In the only final involving senior athletes in the first session of todays final day of the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium, Nayoka Clunis captured the women's hammer throw. The only competitor in the...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 2:08 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

St Catherine High School’s Able Mills was an impressive winner in the girls’ under-18 shot put final this morning at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships inside the National Stadium. Mills separated herself from her rivals after...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 12:59 PMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

St Elizabeth Technical High School’s Habibah Harris is the fastest qualifier through to the girls’ under-20 100-metre hurdles final following preliminary round action this morning at the JAAA/PUMA National Senior and Junior Championships indide the...

Published:Saturday | July 8, 2023 | 12:16 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

DEFENDING CHAMPION Shericka Jackson took the spotlight in the women’s 100 metres final as she produced a massive personal best (PR) to retain her title in a personal best and world-leading 10.65 seconds at the JAAA/Puma MCGES National Senior and...

Published:Friday | July 7, 2023 | 12:14 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

YOHAN BLAKE, last year’s national champion in the men’s 100 metres, was disqualified for a false start in the preliminary round on the opening day of the JAAA Puma/MCGES National Junior and Senior Championships at the National Stadium in Kingston...

Published:Thursday | July 6, 2023 | 12:09 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

JAMAICA’S top junior and senior athletes will be involved in some explosive clashes as they seek places on the various national teams at the Jamaica Administrative Athletics Association (JAAA) Puma MCGES National Junior and Senior Championships,...

Published:Wednesday | July 5, 2023 | 1:47 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

WHEN THE four-day JAAA/Puma MCGES National Junior and Senior Championships get under way tomorrow inside the National Stadium, the nation’s top under-18 and under-20 athletes will be seeking spots on the national team for three overseas meets The...

Published:Tuesday | July 4, 2023 | 1:29 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Alana Reid’s fantastic season continued recently at the FUSE Sprint Championships in Japan’s Tottori Yanate Sports Park Athletics Stadium. Reid won the Women’s A 100 metres race in a meet record 11.17 seconds. The young Jamaican sprinter Reid won...

Published:Monday | July 3, 2023 | 1:16 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

Yohan Blake, the 2011 World 100-metres champion, will be hoping to make it back-to-back titles at the National Championships when he faces promising young sprinters Ackeem Blake and Oblique Seville in the 100 metres this weekend at the National...

Published:Tuesday | June 27, 2023 | 12:53 AMRaymond Graham/Gleaner Writer

The men’s 110 metres hurdles, in recent years, has been one of the most successful events on the world stage for Jamaica, and the event is expected to attract a lot of attention at next weekend’s JAAA National Championships. With places up for...

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