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Stories by Daniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

Published:Saturday | August 3, 2024 | 12:08 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

PARIS, France: Proud to continue the legacy of the Burgher name, Niesha Burgher is hoping that she forges her own path as she makes her Olympic debut. Burgher will open her first senior major championship campaign in the women’s 200 metres tomorrow...

Published:Friday | August 2, 2024 | 12:09 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

Paris, France: Jamaica’s chase for 100 Olympic medals begins in earnest today as the athletics programme of the 33rd Olympiad gets under way at the Stade De France. According to team manager Ludlow Watts, the Jamaican team will be looking forward...

Published:Friday | August 2, 2024 | 12:09 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

PARIS, France: National swim coach Wendy Lee believes that Sabrina Lyn will blaze a trail similar to that of five-time Olympian Alia Atkinson as she makes her Olympic Games debut tomorrow in the 50 metres freestyle at the Paris La Defence Arena....

Published:Friday | August 2, 2024 | 12:09 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

PARIS, France Two-time World Championships silver medallist Shanieka Ricketts is missing only one major global medal from her impressive collection. Her path to triple jump success at the Olympics will be tougher than ever, but she is relishing...

Published:Thursday | August 1, 2024 | 12:10 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

Paris, France BACK-TO-BACK WORLD champion Shericka Jackson says that with the focus now solely on the 200 metres, she is at peace with the decision not to attempt the sprint double at the Paris Olympics this year. Jackson confirmed the decision at...

Published:Wednesday | July 31, 2024 | 12:10 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

Paris, France: MVP COACH Stephen Francis says, from where he stands, world 200-metre champion, Shericka Jackson, is ready to compete when the first round of the women’s 100 metres at the Olympic Games in Paris, France, begins on Friday. Francis was...

Published:Wednesday | July 31, 2024 | 12:10 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

Paris, France: AS THE Olympic debut of national 100-metre champion Kishane Thompson fast approaches, MVP coach Stephen Francis believes his charge has all the tools to unlock his full potential. Thompson’s quest for Olympic glory begins on Saturday...

Published:Wednesday | July 31, 2024 | 12:09 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

Paris, France: A DECISION in 2012 to represent Jamaica would change the course of Olympic diver Yona Knight-Wisdom’s life. Three Olympic Games later, he will take to the pool for the last time, still determined to succeed, but also eager to show...

Published:Wednesday | July 31, 2024 | 12:07 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

PARIS, France: LANAE-TAVA THOMAS is hoping that her Olympic debut will be an introduction to the world of what she is capable of in a season of firsts. Thomas’s first professional campaign has seen her enter her first major global championships,...

Published:Tuesday | July 30, 2024 | 12:10 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

PARIS, France: Josh Kirlew’s first Olympic Games appearance comes not only with anticipation, but also with responsibility as he continues his evolution as a swimmer and a torch-bearer for the new emerging young national talent. Kirlew will compete...

Published:Tuesday | July 30, 2024 | 12:10 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

PARIS, France: Five straight Olympic Games later, decorated sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce still burns for greatness. But in this her final Olympic Games she is able to look back at how far she has come since her debut in 2008, and how much she...

Published:Tuesday | July 30, 2024 | 12:10 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

Adamant that the world’s fastest man title is awarded to the World champion or in this case the man with the Olympic 100 metres title, reigning World 100m champion Noah Lyles exuded confidence yesterday that he will claim the prize at the Paris...

Published:Monday | July 29, 2024 | 12:11 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

PARIS, France For all that reigning world 100m hurdles champion Danielle Williams has achieved in her career, getting to her first Olympic Games is something that she cherishes, not just to finally get her shot at the elusive Olympic title, but to...

Published:Monday | July 29, 2024 | 12:10 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

PARIS, France Ackera Nugent’s first World Athletics Championship appearance in Budapest, Hungary last year was memorable and impactful. This year in Paris, she’s determined to be nothing other than the best version of herself to boost her chances...

Published:Sunday | July 28, 2024 | 12:20 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

Paris, France: In an opening ceremony that was historic and unapologetically French, the 2024 Paris Olympics officially got underway yesterday with the pageantry of the occasion. Athletes from the participating countries were paraded in boats along...

Published:Saturday | July 27, 2024 | 12:09 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

PARIS, France: For some time Oblique Seville has asked for patience from the Jamaican fanbase, believing that his talent will eventually bear fruit. Speaking after finishing his training session yesterday as he prepared for competition at his...

Published:Saturday | July 27, 2024 | 12:09 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

PARIS, France: In her first Olympic Games appearance, Lamara Distin is not focused about how strong the group of competitors has been this year, but more on her own capabilities in seeking a historic podium finish for Jamaica. Distin, the reigning...

Published:Friday | July 26, 2024 | 12:10 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

PARIS, France: Chef de Mission for Jamaica’s team to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, Ian Kelly, has promised that the world will be enthralled by the island’s flair during today’s opening ceremony. The Olympics officially opens today, starting...

Published:Friday | July 26, 2024 | 12:10 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

PARIS, France: Having the honour of being the first Jamaican athlete to begin the country’s Paris Olympic Games quest has invigorated martial artist Ashley McKenzie. It is something that he cherishes and believes will be the most significant...

Published:Thursday | July 25, 2024 | 12:06 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

PARIS, France: TEAM MANAGER of Jamaica’s Olympic athletics team Ludlow Watts has insisted that all alternate participants (AP) were made aware of their status (AP) as controversy continued to unfold surrounding sprinter Kemba Nelson’s reported last...

Published:Thursday | July 25, 2024 | 12:06 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

Paris, France: WHEN NATIONAL swimmer Sabrina Lyn competes in her first Olympics Games, it will not only be a seminal moment for her, but she will also be carrying the hopes and wishes of national teammates Emily McDonald and Jessica Calderbank. Lyn...

Published:Tuesday | July 23, 2024 | 12:11 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

PARIS, France: BEING CAPTAIN of a Jamaican Olympic team was never a goal for Olympic diver Yona Knight-Wisdom when he switched allegiances years ago. However, in his final Olympic Games, Knight-Wisdom will have the privilege of being one of the...

Published:Saturday | July 20, 2024 | 12:10 AMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

Buoyed by their strong character and leadership qualities, Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) President Christopher Samuda and Chief Executive Officer Ryan Foster have backed the appointments of multiple Olympic and World champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-...

Published:Friday | July 19, 2024 | 3:03 PMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

Multiple world and Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Olympic diver Yona Knight-Wisdom have been named captains of Jamaica's Olympic team in Paris. Jamaica Olympic Association president, Christopher Samuda, made the announcement today...

Published:Wednesday | March 29, 2023 | 1:15 PMDaniel Wheeler/Gleaner Writer

An intense Class I Girls’ 400 metres is guaranteed from Holmwood Technical's Rickiann Russell and Hydel's Oneika McAnuff after the two main contenders secured passage to that final at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships...

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