Jamaica Needs an 800m Prodigy
It has been a long, dry, lean season. It has been decades long; but there is no end in sight. Jamaica is truly blessed, but certainly not with the gift…
An Olympic Crossroads for Jamaica?
NEW YORK – Jamaicans have excelled in everything globally, from the academia to business to entertainment to sports. Although it is next to impossible to comfortably select a discipline in…
Those Jamaicans Who Sometimes Shun the Press in Defeat
NEW YORK: Success is hard to manage if one is not strong enough to hold onto it. The Jamaican contingent to the June 14 Adidas track and field meet at…
Should Bailey-Cole Run The 400m?
He has often been described as the carbon copy of his training partner, the storied Usain Bolt, but aside from long, gangly limbs, there is no comparison between the two.…
Who’s Ready to Take up the Mantle of Men’s Sprinting in Jamaica
NEW YORK— It is a given that Jamaicans are blessed with great sprint speed. Therefore international success should not necessarily be surprising. Our track regimen is Jamaica-specific. It is perhaps…
The Magical Evelyn Ashford
NEW YORK – American Evelyn Ashford carried the mantle as the world’s best female sprinter, starting in her early 20s, just after notching a place in the women’s 100m final,…
The Genius of Fraser-Pryce
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is a genius – pure and simple. Fraser-Pryce darted from the shadows of obscurity in 2008 at the Jamaica Nationals, and followed up that result with heart-stopping runs…
Let Your Speed Do the Running, Asafa
There is no question that Asafa Powell is one of the greats of modern day sprinting. In fact, he has to be credited for inspiring a new generation of sprinters.…
’30 for 30: 9.79*’ Clocks Ben Johnson’s Fall from Grace
New York – The Olympics are big business. The Games, as they are called, are the greatest spectacle on earth. The men’s 100 meters is the glamour event of the…
What Bert Cameron’s Exit Means for Coach Mills and Bolt
Glen Mills, 62 and arguably the world’s best sprint coach, is branching out to include the 400m to his repertoire. With the departure of 1983 World champion Bertland Cameron as…