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…
Five to Watch in 2015
NEW YORK –There was a plethora of outstanding performances at the New York Grand Prix, held at the Icahn Stadium, Randall’s Island, on Saturday, 13 June. Indeed, all of the…
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…
The ‘Next Generation’ for New York Grand Prix Today
Sharika Nelvis, Aleec Harris, Tori Bowie, Jehue Gordon, Tony McQuay, and Jasmin Stowers are all set to compete at the adidas Grand Prix in New York City on 13 June.…
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…
Jamaican Girls Brought Heat on Cold Day at Penn Relays
On the opening day of the running of the 121st April Penn Relays carnival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the American “City of Brotherly Love”, the temperature reached a high of only…
Will She or Won’t She?
Elaine Thompson, Jamaica’s newest female sprint sensation, last week produced the fastest100m time in the world this year of 10.92, and some Jamaicans are already including her on the 4x100m…
Jamaicans O’Hara, Hyde Not Allowed to Compete at Penns
Jamaicans at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia this weekend, April 23-25, will not see top Jamaican schoolboy sprinters Michael O’Hara of Calabar and Jaheel Hyde (top photo) of Wolmer’s in…
In the US, In Jamaica:
Central Arizona College senior Candecea Bernard’s outdoor season has been on track. The Jamaican threw 51-5½ft (15.68m) in the shot put to finish fourth in the invitational section of the…