Published:Thursday | July 12, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
Female team captain Shian Salmon was in immaculate form earlier today at the IAAF World Under 20 Championships in Tampere, Finland. Salmon produced a commanding run in the semi-finals of the Women's 400m hurdles, advancing as the fastest...
Published:Wednesday | July 11, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
Wayne Pinnock gave the country it's first medal of the IAAF World Under 20 Championship in Tampere, Finland on Wednesday, after securing a third place finish in the Men's long jump final with 7.90 metres. "It's a great feeling to...
Published:Wednesday | July 4, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
Jamaica's top 400 metres hurdler, Janieve Russell, will look to continue her winning ways today when she competes in Lausanne, Switzerland, the eighth leg of the Diamond League series.Russell, the top Jamaican this year in Diamond League competition...
Published:Saturday | June 30, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
CALABAR High's outstanding sprinter, Christopher Taylor, continues to pile up the records. On Saturday he equalled the National Junior 100 metres record with a sizzling run at the National Stadium. ...
Published:Saturday | June 30, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
Jamaica's top female middle distance runner, Natoyta Goule, set a national record in the 800 metres at the Diamond League meet in Paris yesterday. Goule finished fifth in the women's 800...
Published:Saturday | June 23, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
DEFENDING women's champion Stephenie Ann McPherson and last year's runner-up in the men's 400 metres, Demish Gaye, are the fastest qualifiers for Sunday's finals in the one lap event at the JAAA/Supreme Ventures Senior...
Published:Friday | June 22, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
There was mass confusion during the running of the first men's 100 metres semi-final at the JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Senior and Junior Championships at the National Stadium last night.There were several false-starts and at least one athlete...
Published:Friday | June 22, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
DEFENDING champion Elaine Thompson retained her national 100 metres title on Friday night at the JAAA/Supreme Ventures Limited National Senior and Junior Championships. Drawn in lane seven, Thompson was not the...
Published:Thursday | June 21, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
MVP Track Club's Julian Forte was the fastest qualifier heading into Friday's semi-finals of the men's 100 metres following quaterfinal action on Thursday night at the JAAA/Supreme Ventures Limited National Senior and ...
Published:Wednesday | June 20, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
A season-ending injury has forced top high school female sprinter, Edwin Allen High's Kevona Davis, out of this year's JAAA National Junior Championships. Michael Dyke, Davis' high school coach, told The Gleaner...
Published:Saturday | June 9, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
"It's a very good feeling running sub-44 seconds. I knew I would run fast, but I never imagined it would be this fast. All I can say is I'm happy and God deserves all the glory," Akeem Bloomfield said after his second-place finish on Friday night at...
Published:Friday | June 8, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
FORMER Kingston College 400 metres runner, Akeem Bloomfield, is now the second fastest Jamaican ever in the one-lap event. Bloomfield posted a personal best 43.94 seconds on Friday night to finish second in the final of...
Published:Thursday | June 7, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
SIX Jamaicans, led by former St Andrew High and Camperdown High sprint hurdler Rushelle Burton, are through to Saturday's finals following semi-final action on Thursday night at the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field...
Published:Wednesday | June 6, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
Jamaica's Akeem Bloomfield and Nathon Allen, competing for the University of Auburn, won their 400 metres semi-finals tonight at the NCAA Division 1 Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Competing in Heat Two, Allen won in...
Published:Saturday | May 26, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
Twelve Jamaicans have booked their tickets to the NCAA Division One Track and Field Championships, with five doing so on yesterday's final day of competition at the East preliminary round in Tampa, Florida.Jeanine Williams, Daeshon Gordon, Sabina...
Published:Saturday | May 12, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
Jamaica's Olympic and World 110 metres hurdles champion, Omar McLeod, revealed that he has been struggling with several injuries after a narrow win in the event at yesterday's IAAF Diamond League meet in Shanghai, China.McLeod held off Spain's...
Published:Saturday | April 28, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania:Green and black ruled supreme at yesterday's final day of the 124th staging of the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, as the Red Hills Road-based Calabar High were in fantastic form, creating history, by winning three relays,...
Published:Saturday | April 28, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
Kingston College's Wayne Pinnock minted his excellent form this season, after registering an impressive 7.88 metres mark, to capture the Championship of America High School long jump event at the Penn Relays. Pinnock, the ISSA/...
Published:Saturday | April 28, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
Kingston College will in fact feature in the Championship of America 4x400m relay final at the Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field. KC appeared to have missed out on a top nine spot after St Joseph...
Published:Saturday | April 28, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania Jamaica drew first blood in the USA vs the World series at the Penn Relays, after taking the women's 4x100 metres relay, as the quartet of Gayon Evans, Kerron Stewart, Jura Levy and Schillone...
Published:Friday | April 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: After seeing Holmwood Technical and Edwin Allen retaining their titles earlier in the day, defending champions and record holders in the Girls 4x400 metre relays Hydel, made it back-to-back wins, after capturing the...
Published:Friday | April 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Calabar's Kai Chang secured the first individual win by a Jamaican male athlete at the 2018 Penn Relays in Philadelphia on Friday, as he surprised defending champion Roje Stona of St. Jago, to capture the High...
Published:Friday | April 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
Kingston College head seven Jamaican teams advancing to Saturday's Championships of America boys 4x100m relay, following preliminary round action on Friday. The quartet of Yashawn Hamilton, Rashad Rowe, Jhevaughn Matherson and Oshane Peart...
Published:Thursday | April 26, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: GC Foster College and the University of Technology (Utech) will be hoping for Championships of America titles on Friday, following preliminary round action in their respective relays on Thursday's opening day...
Published:Thursday | April 26, 2018 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Former Edwin Allen High standout, Shannon Kalawan, registered the first win for a Jamaican at the Penn Relays, after taking home the college women 400m hurdles event at Franklin Field. Competing in the first track event...
