W100m in Rio: Jamaican Duo Could Zoom into another Realm
Elaine Thompson’s game face and large Nubian knots hairstyle made a statement as she lined up for the women’s 100m final at the Jamaica senior trials in Kingston two Friday…
Jamaican Hurdlers Continue to Light up Diamond League Series
The Jamaican sprint hurdles pair of Omar McLeod and World silver medalist Hansle Parchment (photo above) continued to dominate their Diamond League rivals Saturday (14th) in Shanghai, the second stop…
G. C. Foster’s Demish Gaye A Promising ¼-Miler
Jamaica’s Intercollegiate 400m champion Demish Gaye is serious about his intentions this season. After convincingly winning the men’s Olympic development 400m race at the Jamaica Invitational International (JII) world challenge…
Fraser-Pryce Withdraws from Shanghai DL with Toe Injury
The anticipated clash of three Jamaican women at Saturday’s IAAF Shanghai Diamond League in China has been watered down as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has cancelled her participation because of a “minor…
Richards-Ross Runs Final Penn Relays Race
Five days after announcing on social media that she will retire after the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, American quarter-miler Sanya Richards-Ross ran her final Penn Relays race Saturday…
USA To Take on The World at Penn Relays Carnival
A looming showdown on the track between the USA and the world – more like the USA and Jamaica for the most part – will be played out between 12:38…
Athletes Shine at Meets in The Caribbean
LaShawn Merritt, Kirani James, Tory Bowie, and Shaunae Miller ran impressive early season times last weekend at the Chris Brown Invitational in the Bahamas. Farther south, at the MVP Track…
Trio Shuts US out of Worlds Hurdles Medals
A Jamaican and two Frenchmen raced ahead of the field to shut out the USA from winning any medal in the men’s 60m hurdles at the IAAF World Indoor Championships…
Those Beijing 2015 Shockers and Surprises
The 2015 Beijing World Championships ended in high excitement two months ago after nine days of interesting competition among some of the world’s leading movers and shakers of track and…
Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson Arrives Early
Some months ago, I sensed Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson would have made her mark soon as a senior athlete on the rise. I had been following her performance, particularly since she…