Global Track League Debuts in April
There’s a new international track competition on schedule for the 2025 season, and it’s different from any existing professional athletics league. Grand Slam Track was announced in 2024 by American…
Wanda Moments in Brussels
Jamaica’s Akeem Blake won his first Diamond League meet with a 9.93secs performance in Brussels (13). Like the other winners, he was rewarded US$30,000 and an automatic spot to the…
Caribbean Day in Zurich
Olympic 100m silver medalist Sha’Carri Richardson (10.84) defeated the Olympic champion Julian Alfred (10.88) from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia at the Zurich, Switzerland Diamond League today (5th). Today’s…
Reid Leads Caribbean Sweep in Lima
Jamaica’s Alana Reid led a Caribbean sweep when she won the women’s 100m last night (28) at the World Under-20 Athletics Championships in Lima, Peru. She clocked 11.17secs to defeat…
The Magic of Paris on Display
The daily sunset was magical and put fans in the right mood for a final.
Big Performances at Euros
The 2024 European six-day Track and Field Championships ended in Rome on June 12, and unlike some former years, there were many high-level actions throughout. The continent sent its A-listers,…
Can The German Doc Save ET-H?
Jamaica’s double-double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah turned up at the New York Grand Prix yesterday to the delight and curiosity of track fans. Just a week prior, she returned to…
Big Performances of the Week
Seville Stuns Lyles Rising Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville upstaged the World 100m reigning champion, Noah Lyles of the USA, at the Racers Grand Prix meet in Kingston last night (June…
3 Young Jamaicans Make Big Progress
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…
Is Forte Finding Form Again?
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…