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As the track and field season heats up, armchair commentators, or maybe Monday morning quarterbacks, continue to make predictions, in this, the year of the XXXIII Olympiad, to be held…
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As the track and field season heats up, armchair commentators, or maybe Monday morning quarterbacks, continue to make predictions, in this, the year of the XXXIII Olympiad, to be held…
While track fans in Jamaica and the diaspora were growing excited about the exploits of two big prospects overseas, 19-yr-old Brianna Lyston at LSU and 23-yr-old Nickisha Pryce at the…
Jamaica’s Julian Forte emerged winner of the men’s 100m in a tight finish with his compatriot and World Indoor Championships bronze medalist Akeem Blake. Forte, who has had years of…
Marie Jose Talou-Smith drew the biggest applause for the night when she was introduced in the lineup of the women 100m at the World Athletics Jamaica Invitational International meet in…
After months of waiting for the much-heralded new-look Penn Relays for 2024, which many thought would have rekindled the fire of the former Nike-sponsored USA vs. The World, fans were…
The tenacity, speed, and strength of Jamaica’s Hydel High School girls fended off the challenges of their main rivals, compatriots Edwin Allen High School and US powerhouse Bullis High School…
The excitement from the Jamaica high school track and field championships (Champs) in March might still be in the air. For me, it was more than the battle among schools,…
Alliah Baker (photo above) of Hydel High School and Damor Miller of Excelsior High school staged major upsets in the marquee 100m races last week Wednesday (20th) at the ISSA…
Brianna Lyston of Louisiana State University (LSU) won the women’s 60m title on Saturday (9th), the final day of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) indoor track and field championships…
The Caribbean emerged big at the recent World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland (March 1- 3). While Jamaica won no higher medal than bronze, Bahamian, St. Lucian, and Dominican women…