Leaving Jamaica for an unknown environment to improve as a cyclist is not something national representative Llori Sharpe says she regrets. In fact, the leap of faith has paid off, as she said she has noted significant improvements in her...
Born with two spinal conditions, spina bifida and scoliosis, Acee Green was prevented from being able to walk, but this is not stopping him from going after his goals as an archer. The 20-year-old, with only a few months experience in the sport of...
THE JAMAICA Chess Federation has hailed both the male and female under-20 national champions for the outstanding form displayed in the National Junior Chess Championship, which it notes is one of the most prestigious tournaments on its calendar fr...
Head coach of Jamaica College’s (JC) Manning Cup team, Davion Ferguson, says his team is aiming to win all the titles on offer this season. “This year is no different, we always play to win,” Ferguson told The Gleaner. He noted, however, that “...
The schoolboy football season returned with thousands of people in the stands at Sabina Park for the opening matches last Saturday, and it was an atmosphere many fans enjoyed as they have been kept away for the past two years by restrictions...
After being the first Jamaican weightlifter to compete at the Commonwealth Games in 30 years, Omarie Mears says he wants to continue to raise the profile of the sport in Jamaica. At the Games hosted in Birmingham, England, he finished 11th in the...
WITH A number of Jamaican-born Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes rising in the sport, fighter and coach Jason Downer said that he hopes to achieve at the highest levels, to help him develop the sport and give back to local communities. “I would...
Ukraine-born Valentyna Zolotarova has captured Jamaica’s first ever women’s medal at a Commonwealth Karate Championships. Zolotarova claimed a bronze medal in the women’s under-55kg weight category at the championships held in Birmingham, England,...
TWELVE JAMAICANS will line up on the last day of the two-day Diamond League finals in Zürich, Switzerland, today but perhaps the most anticipated events for Jamaicans are the women’s sprint. World champions Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-...
IN SPITE of a season of full of ups and down, American-born sprinter Andrew Hudson said that he remains no less passionate about representing Jamaica at the highest level. “I was born and raised in Texas, (but) my sister and I went back to Jamaica...
Jamaica Tallawahs are seeking to improve on their fifth-place finish in last year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and one man who has been appointed to help them achieve this is strength and conditioning coach Anthony Kepple. “The team is in...
Rasheed Broadbell went from running 13.20 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles this year to becoming the third Jamaican in history to dip below the 13-seconds barrier in the event, but he says this was all possible because of God and His timing. “All...
AFTER RETIREMENT, some athletes walk away from fitness regimes for one reason or another. But retired Olympians Jermaine Gonzales and Aleen Bailey said they try to keep active to remain as fit and healthy as possible. They both said keeping fit and...
AFTER BEING booted from the Manning Cup competition last year, Camperdown High School’s football coach, Donovan Lofters, said his team has moved past that setback and is ready to give it their all this season. “It took us a week to get over that. (...
NICKNAMED ‘Big Dick’ in high school because of his name and stature, Duvaughn Dick decided to change his life as an obese person and become a bodybuilder. Dick has since moved from being 330lb in 2018 to 199lb in 2022 to be crowned champion of the...
On their debut international assignment, Jamaica sent three athletes to the Junior Pan American Karate Championships in Mexico City and Rasandre Evans made the biggest impact by making it to the third-place play-off. However, the 12 year-old fell...
SPORTS, ART and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an unusual mix, but CEO of StarApple AI, Adrian Dunkley, has been using these components to create numerous art pieces in recognition of Jamaica’s athletic legacy. Dunkley said his love for these...
THE JAMAICA Lacrosse Association (JLA) said the country’s ninth-place finish at their debut World Lacrosse Men’s U21 World Championship was a showcase of the growth of the sport on the island and in the diaspora. Calbert Hutchinson, the JLA...
PRESIDENT OF the National Powerlifting Association Jamaica (NPAJ), Michael Blair, is to have his résumé extended as he is set to take on the role of chairman of the Sports For All Commission at North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF). Blair...
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL is another sport which suffers from lack of development in Jamaica, but president of the Jamaica Basketball Association (JBA), Paulton Gordon, said that the association has already begun to take action to change their position....
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) says the island could have a record number of athletes participating in different sports at the Paris 2024 Summer Games. President of the JOA, Christopher Samuda, says this might be possible because of Jamaica...
Given the success of the summer E1 Caribbean Basketball League CEO of P.H.A.S.E. 1 Academy, Wayne Dawkins says the competition is set to return bigger and better with a fall competition. “This (the summer league) was not our end goal. This was...
Discipline and strength are two key components needed to succeed in any sport and the Jamaican powerlifting team clearly possessed both as all three athletes won gold medals and set records on the team’s recent international debut. Manager and...
The organisers of cricket in St Catherine have hailed the return of the Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP) Cricket League after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. President of the St Catherine Cricket Association, Milholland Barker...
Jamaica’s junior karate team will make their international debut when they compete at the 31st Under-21 Pan American Karate Championships set to take place in Mexico City, August 22 to 28. Jamaica Karate Federation (JKF) said they hope to reap...
