Published:Wednesday | June 24, 2015 | 4:38 PMRaymond Graham
100M1. Elaine Thompson2. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce3. Veronica Campbell-BrownNB: If Fraser-Pryce does not compete here, then Samantha Henry Robinson comes in at number three, with VCB moving up to two.200M1. Elaine Thompson2. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce3....
Published:Friday | June 19, 2015 | 6:42 PMRaymond Graham
Twenty-eight finals, 15 on the track and 13 in the field, will be contested on today's opening day of the two-day Supreme Ventures Limited JAAA National Junior Championships at the National Stadium.The island's Under-18 and 20 athletes are seeking...
Published:Sunday | June 14, 2015 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
Yohan Blake, running in his first competitive 100 metres of the season, clocked 10.21 seconds at the All Comers meet at the National Stadium on Saturday evening.The 2011 World Champion was fastest overall ahead of Sheldon Mitchell (10.22) and...
Published:Sunday | June 14, 2015 | 5:13 PMRaymond Graham
Former Manchester High and Kingston College athlete, Omar McLeod, is looking forward to big performances at the upcoming National Senior Championships.McLeod picked up this season's indoor 60 metres and outdoor 110 metres hurdles National Collegiate...
Published:Saturday | June 13, 2015 | 7:45 PMRaymond Graham
Sprint hurdler Omar McLeod has hit top form two weeks before the National Senior Championships.McLeod won the 110 metres hurdles last Friday at the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Outdoor Track and field Championships in Eugene,...
Published:Tuesday | June 9, 2015 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
Kaliese Spencer, who has made an excellent start in the Diamond League 400 metres hurdles, will be running for her third consecutive win in Oslo at the Diamond League meeting tomorrow.The 'Queen' of the Diamond League in the event, Spencer raced to...
Published:Tuesday | June 9, 2015 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
Decorated female athlete Veronica Campbell-Brown (VCB), will make her second Diamond League appearance this season when she competes tomorrow in the 100 metres in Oslo, Norway.Campbell-Brown will be hoping for a better result after a disappointing...
AFTER missing most of the season last year, due to injury, former World 100 metres champion, Yohan Blake, made his first competitive run for 2015 at the fourth Jamaica Administrative Athletics Association (JAAA) All Comers Track and Field meet at...
DEFENDING 400-metre hurdles Diamond League champion, Kaliese Spencer, the leader in this year's event after winning in Shanghai meet, looks set to pick up another win at tomorrow's Birmingham meet and extend her lead in the event.Spencer with a...
Published:Thursday | May 28, 2015 | 3:11 PMRaymond Graham
Tianna Bartoletta of the United States will be hoping to continue her winning ways in the women's long jump, which will be one of three Diamond League finals on today's opening day of the two-day Prefontaine meet in Eugene, Oregon. The men's discus...
Published:Thursday | May 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
COMMONWEALTH Games shot put gold medallist O'Dayne Richards will be the first Jamaican in action when the two-day Prefontaine Diamond League meet gets under way today in Eugene, Oregon.Richards will take the field at 6:28 p.m. Jamaica time as he...
Published:Wednesday | May 27, 2015 | 7:31 PMRaymond Graham
A year ago, three athletes went under 13 seconds in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the Prefontaine Classic, where Jamaica's Hansle Parchment clocked a world-leading 12.94 seconds to score a close win over Pascal Martinot-Lagarde of France, second...
Published:Tuesday | May 26, 2015 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
All eyes will be on the women's 100 metres event at this weekend Prefontaine Diamond League Classics in Eugene, Oregon, as it will showcase some of the fastest women ever in the event.Included in the field is Jamaica's Elaine Thompson, the world...
Elaine Thompson and Calabar High School's Christopher Taylor stole the spotlight on Saturday at the second Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) All Comers Meet inside the National Stadium with fantastic running in the 200 metres, as...
THE University of Technology's Andrew Fisher won the 100 metres at the Cayman Invitational in the Cayman Islands on Saturday night.Fisher, who posted a personal best of 10.02 seconds in finishing fourth in a strong 100 metres field at the recent...
FOREIGN athletes are used to getting a good reception from Jamaicans when they compete at the Jamaica International Invitational, an IAAF World Challenge meet, at the National Stadium.The likes of Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Carmelita Jeter are...
Published:Saturday | May 9, 2015 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
MICO University College and the University of West Indies were the toast of last Thursday night's Jamaica Intercollegiate Sports Association awards ceremony held at the University of Technology (UTech).Both institutions walked away with six awards...
National middle-distance runner, Natoya Goule, received her second degree yesterday after graduating from Clemson University with a bachelor's degree in communication. Goule had earlier graduated from South Plains Junior College two years ago with an...
THE National Stadium will be buzzing with excitement today as a galaxy of local and international stars will be on show at the 2015 Jamaica International Invitational (JII) meet, an IAAF World Challenge event.Several world stars, including America's...
Published:Tuesday | April 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
New Providence are oozing confidence that they will retain the Seprod/Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) Primary Schools Athletics Champion-ships, starting today and ending on Saturday at the National Stadium."We are positive in winning the championships...
Published:Tuesday | April 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
"Our two victories in the relays this year at Penns is our sweetest ever," said Michael Dyke, head coach of Edwin Allen High girl's track and field team just after their 4x400 metres success. The win on Friday followed their earlier victory in the...
Published:Sunday | April 26, 2015 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
FRANKLIN FIELD, Pennsylvania:After sending strong signals leading into the 121st staging of the Penn Relays, the University of Technology (UTech), led by Elaine Thompson and Julian Forte, dented the armour of their North American counterparts by...
Published:Saturday | April 25, 2015 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: JAMAICA'S senior female athletes dominated their American rivals in yesterday's USA vs the World relay series at the Penn Relays. The Jamaicans captured two of three events with wins in the 4x100 and 4x400 metres.The sprint...
Published:Saturday | April 25, 2015 | 12:00 AMRaymond Graham
FRANKLIN FIELD, Pennsylvania: Calabar High stole the high school spotlight on yesterday's final day of competition at the 2015 Penn Relays inside the Franklin Field Stadium. The Red Hills Road-based school, with the reinstated Michael O'Hara in the...
It was a positive start for Jamaican athletes this morning, the final day of competition at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, as St Elizabeth Technical's (STETHS) Marvin Williams, competing in the first event for High School Boys, the...
