Sprint Relay World Record for Jamaican High School Girls
A Jamaican high school girls sprint team ran a high school 4x100m relay world record today at the scaled-down 45th staging of the Gibson-McCook Relays in the Kingston. The crack…
For Thompson-Herah and Warholm, 2021 A season Like No Other
What a year it was for a flat sprinter and a hurdler, worlds apart! After a four-year roller coaster ride burdened with an Achilles tendon injury, frustration, doubt and tears,…
Track and Field Resets Clock with World Records and More
After one long year of no Olympics, no New York Millrose Games, no Caribbean regional CARIFTA Games, no Jamaica Boys and Girls Championships that the world has come to know…
No Penn Relays, But Here’s The Plan
The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics has announced that the 2021 Penn Relays, originally scheduled for April 22 through 24, has been canceled for the…
As The Track & Field World Turns to Kenya
Kip Keino Classic, Nairobi (May 7) • Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce posted the fastest 100m in the world this year, 10.67secs, to win her season opener at the World Athletics Continental…
Edwin Allen’s Super Relay Team Strikes Again
Jamaica’s Edwin Allen High School’s Class Two sprint relay quartet of Serena Cole, Tina Clayton, Brandy Hall, and Tia Clayton yesterday ran the fastest time on Jamaican soil by any…
Americans Set 800m Records at Millrose Games
Donavan Brazier of the USA set a national indoor record for the 800m, and his female compatriot, Ajeé Wilson, did the same, setting a meet record in the process at…
Kemoy Campbell Returns To Millrose As A Starter
Jamaica’s retired distance runner Kemoy Campbell returned to the 2020 Millrose Games at The Armory in New York yesterday, February 8, not to compete but to operate the starter’s gun…
Tajay Gayle Jumps into Jamaica’s History Book
Jamaica’s 23-year-old long jumper Tajay Gayle leaped into his country’s history book yesterday (28) by winning long jump gold with 8.69 meters at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in…
Jamaican Juniors Who Unleash Their Power on The Backstretch
The backstretch/second leg of the 4x100m relay is fascinating to watch; for me it is usually where the party begins, and the magic happens. Quite often, it’s run by a…