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…
Bolt Strikes 9.87 on Return to Competition in London
It was an uncharacteristically rainy and chilly London weather in which Usain Bolt made a convincing and much welcomed return to competition at the Sainsbury anniversary Games yesterday (24). He…
Asafa Powell Rises Again To Take Jamaica Title
KINGSTON – Asafa Powell, the howling favorite to capture the 100m title at the 2015 Jamaica National Trials, lived up to expectation when he clocked 9.84secs in Kingston last night…
Disappointed Bolt a Bit Worried about His Race Execution
Olympic and World records holder Usain Bolt pulled in a massive throng to see him run inside the tiny Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island, New York Saturday (13). For although…
Murielle Ahoure One up on Veronica Campbell-Brown in Oslo
Double Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown did not get the season best (SB) time (sub-11secs) and perhaps the perfect execution she hoped for as she headed into the IAAF Diamond…
Reversals of Fortune
Felix, Tarmoh Inseparable? American sprinters Jeneba Tarmoh and Allyson Felix can’t seem to escape each other. The two met yet again in the 200m at the Sainsbury’s Birmingham Grand Prix…