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…
Pocket Rocket Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Strikes Again
Olympic and World champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce added the 60m title to her name yesterday when she took victory in a world-leading personal best (PB) of 6.98secs at the World Indoor…
USA Men Erase 15-year-old Relay World Record
The USA men’s 4x400m relay team brought the curtain down on the 2014 World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland Sunday with a new world record that erase the old mark…
Britain’s Kilty Takes 60m Dash over Favorites at World Indoors
Britain’s Richard Kilty stormed to victory in the men’s 60m dash at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Sopot, Poland, yesterday, leaving the highly fancied Marvin Bracey of the USA…
The Challenge of Team Selection for the World Relays
Although the addition of the IAAF World Relays Championships has caused challenges for the selection of national teams, numerous federations have resorted to various options for solution. Most national championships…