Fraser-Pryce Comes Full Circle
As the 20th World Athletics Championships gets underway in Trottoria, Italy, today (Sept 13) and continues through September 21, the world’s best track and field athletes are salivating at the…
Bolt, The Face of Track Emeritus
Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, the governing body of track and field, said recently that the sport has moved on from Usain Bolt. He made the claim after the…
World Women’s 100m: Who Will Wear the Coveted Crown?
Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (35) is determined to leave Oregon with the 100m gold medal. She has the world-leading time of 10.67, and she has posted three sub-11secs three times this…
For Thompson-Herah and Warholm, 2021 A season Like No Other
What a year it was for a flat sprinter and a hurdler, worlds apart! After a four-year roller coaster ride burdened with an Achilles tendon injury, frustration, doubt and tears,…
Track and Field Resets Clock with World Records and More
After one long year of no Olympics, no New York Millrose Games, no Caribbean regional CARIFTA Games, no Jamaica Boys and Girls Championships that the world has come to know…
How The Jamaicans Exceeded Expectations in Doha
Jamaicans were concerned about their would-be performances in Doha, but as it turned out, it was totally unfounded. At the Jamaican Trials in late June, for example, hurdling revelation Danielle…
Tajay Gayle Jumps into Jamaica’s History Book
Jamaica’s 23-year-old long jumper Tajay Gayle leaped into his country’s history book yesterday (28) by winning long jump gold with 8.69 meters at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in…
Bolt, Fraser-Pryce Share Stage with 800m Compatriot Prodigy
Urgency of the Jamaican 800m New York – If you are Jamaican, chances are that you are fast: fast talker, fast walker or fast runner. In Jamaica, there is always…
High Performance, Medals for Queens Women at 2017 Worlds
It’s rare that athletes from New York City’s Public School Athletic League (PSAL) high school background go on to represent the USA in track and field at the professional and…
Brits Scratch Women’s 4×1 Team from World Relays
Concerns over injuries have caused British Athletics to withdraw Britain’s women’s 4x100m team entry from this weekend’s IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas as a precautionary measure. According to a…