Jamaica Turns up The Heat at CARIFTA: Biggest Medal Haul
Jamaica’s 84-member squad to the CARIFTA Games April 19 to 21 in French Caribbean island of Martinique copped 42 gold, 34 silver and 12 bronze medals, making it 88, the…
Edwin Allen Clocks HS Girls Relay World Record
Jamaica’s Edwin Allen High School ran a blistering 43.95secs world record for high school girls in the 4x100m relay at the University of Technology (UTech) Track & Field Classic in…
How LSU’s Relay Drought Ended
Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers turned the tables on Southeastern Conference (SEC) rivals in the March 15 finale of the 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships as…
Asafa Powell Slams Suspension: ‘Unfair and Unjust’
Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica learned today that he has been given an 18-month suspension from competition for testing positive for the banned stimulant, oxilofrine at…
Jamaica’s Sherone Simpson Suspended for 18 Months
Jamaican Olympic sprinter Sherone Simpson was given an 18-month suspension today for testing positive for a banned stimulant at the Jamaica National Trials in June 2013. In announcing the verdict,…
Identifying The Most Memorable Champs Performance
Just over a week ago, the 104th edition of the Jamaica Boys and Girls Athletics Championships, known simply as Champs, ended in a blaze of glory – literally and figuratively…
Jamaica Names 84-Member Team for CARIFTA Games
Eleven girls from Edwin Allen High School, winners of the female half of Champs, have been selected for Jamaica’s 84-member squad to this year’s CARIFTA (Caribbean Free Trade Association) Games…
Exciting 4 Confirmed for New York Grand Prix
High jumper Bohdan Bondarenko of Ukraine will make his U.S. debut when he competes at the adidas Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium in New York on June 6. He is…
Stealthy Cougars Strike Twice in New York City PSAL
New York – The drought has ended for Brooklyn’s Medgar Evers College Preparatory High School, also known as the Cougars, when both their girls and boys track and field teams…
Russell, McPherson, Morrison, Jackson: The Emerging MVP Women
While Racers Track Club has a lock for now on the top male sprinters in Jamaica and the world, its counterpart MVP, just a stone’s throw away, is reloading its…