More Stars Added to New York Grand Prix Lineup
Reigning Olympic gold medalists Jenn Suhr and Sally Pearson lead the latest addition of top athletes headed to the adidas Grand Prix in New York City on June 13. Suhr,…
Fraser-Pryce Edges out Ahoure, But Both are Joint Leaders
Jamaica’s World and Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce zoomed to the fastest time in the world this year of 10.81secs (1.7m/s) in winning the women’s 100m Diamond League race at the…
USA’s Jasmin Stowers Makes Big Statement in Kingston
Jasmin Stowers burst onto the international stage with a personal best of 12.40secs at the 2015 Drake Relays. Just over two weeks later on Saturday, May 9, she announced herself…
Asafa Powell Wins Big in Kingston: World Leading 9.84
Jamaica’s former world record holder Asafa Powell roared back to his winning ways when he blazed the track to win over American Ryan Bailey and Jamaican Nesta Carter at the…
Jamaican Girls Brought Heat on Cold Day at Penn Relays
On the opening day of the running of the 121st April Penn Relays carnival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the American “City of Brotherly Love”, the temperature reached a high of only…
Solid US Team Defeats Jamaica with Bolt on Anchor
NASSAU: The USA came to the Bahamas World Relays with a cracking race-ready sprint relay team and a deadly combination of Justin Gatlin on the backstretch and Tyson Gay on…
USA Strikes First at Penn Relays
USA vs. the World Men’s 4x100m 1. USA Red: 38.68 Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Isiah Young, Ryan Bailey 2. Jamaica: 38.88 Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Jason Livermore, Asafa Powell 3.…
Gay Replaces Gatlin for Jamaica International Invitational
American sprinter Tyson Gay has been added to the line-up of elite athletes for the Jamaica International Invitational at the National Stadium on May 9. He will replace his compatriot…
Will She or Won’t She?
Elaine Thompson, Jamaica’s newest female sprint sensation, last week produced the fastest100m time in the world this year of 10.92, and some Jamaicans are already including her on the 4x100m…
Jamaicans O’Hara, Hyde Not Allowed to Compete at Penns
Jamaicans at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia this weekend, April 23-25, will not see top Jamaican schoolboy sprinters Michael O’Hara of Calabar and Jaheel Hyde (top photo) of Wolmer’s in…