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Published:Friday | June 9, 2023 | 1:17 AMHubert Lawrence /Gleaner Writer

There are coaches whose track record is so compelling that you believe them when they speak. One such is Bobby Kersee, who has helped Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone become the fastest 400 metres hurdler of all time. Kersee believes that his pupil can...

Published:Friday | September 6, 2019 | 12:20 AMHubert Lawrence /Gleaner Writer

Despite the possibilities, last week’s Zurich leg of the IAAF Diamond League finals didn’t increase the Jamaican team roster for the World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Things could be different today in Brussels at the second half of the League...

Published:Saturday | March 30, 2019 | 12:00 AMHubert Lawrence /Gleaner Writer

Courtney Lawrence is the latest in a growing line of fine throwers from Petersfield High School and could join the likes of Daniel Cope, Sanjay Lawrence, and Kevin Nedrick, as an ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championship winner today...

Published:Sunday | October 28, 2018 | 12:00 AMHubert Lawrence /Gleaner Writer

Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas was so good at the 200 and 400m in 2018 that she is among the gold medal favourites for both events at next year's IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar.However, that double is not likely as the World...

Published:Friday | September 14, 2018 | 12:00 AMHubert Lawrence /Gleaner Writer

Ten countries will match strokes, spin and strategy when the Caribbean Region Table Tennis Championships begin at the National Arena on September 23. Confirmed to compete are Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, French...

Published:Tuesday | April 24, 2018 | 12:00 AMHubert Lawrence /Gleaner Writer

A two-year wave of record breaking has 1998 Commonwealth champion Gillian Russell-Love feeling optimistic about Jamaica's future in the sprint hurdles. She believes that the records indicate great potential. However, Russell-Love says the transition...

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