Tyson Gay Has A New Coach
Former US sprint champion Tyson Gay, who was banned for one year for using anabolic steroid, has joined the camp of sprint coach John Smith, according to Gay’s agent Mark…
Miami Southridge’s Gibson Sets Meet Record
Courtney Gibson of Miami Southridge High School leaped her way in the long jump records books, when she produced 17’-10¼”, a new meet record, at the Hallandale Invitational on Saturday,…
Second-Tier Jamaican Sprinters Making Big Waves
With Usain Bolt’s promise to retire after Rio, some followers of Jamaican track and field are already wondering who will emerge to understudy Yohan Blake, the heir apparent of the…
On The Indoor Circuit
Alabama’s Burchell Sets Collegiate Record in 60m University of Alabama senior sprinter Remona Burchell of Jamaica set a collegiate record in the women’s 60m dash on Saturday afternoon (28th) while…
Jamaica Needs an 800m Prodigy
It has been a long, dry, lean season. It has been decades long; but there is no end in sight. Jamaica is truly blessed, but certainly not with the gift…
Bliss Smashes LSU Shot Put Record
After opening the season by smashing Louisiana State University’s (LSU) indoor school record in the shot put at the LSU Invitational on 9 January, Lady Tiger senior Tori Bliss eclipsed…
An Olympic Crossroads for Jamaica?
NEW YORK – Jamaicans have excelled in everything globally, from the academia to business to entertainment to sports. Although it is next to impossible to comfortably select a discipline in…
Zola Golden Untamed
When Zola Golden as a junior at Arlington High School in LaGrangeville, New York, lowered her 300m personal best (PB) to 37.91secs in February 2014, her feat ranked her at…
British ¼-Miler Wears Jamaica Tatoo
As lead-off quarter-milers settled in their blocks for the men’s 4x400m relay at the 2014 European Championships, the camera zoomed in on Britain’s Conrad Williams in lane 5, enlarging a…