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I Wouldn’t Count Out Asafa, Says Steve Mullings
Steve Mullings said that it is going to take a 9.7 performance to win the 100m at the Jamaica national trials and that he will be ready. Mulling, who is trained by Lance Brauman in Clermont, Florida, also said his next race will be at those trials and that it is not a guaranty he…
Read MoreKirani James: We’re Motivated to Put Grenada on The Map
“IT IS a very special feeling to represent my country, and we [the team] are happy for the support that we get from our fans back home,” said Kirani James, the reigning 400m World Junior champion after representing his island nation Grenada at the Penn Relays two weeks ago. The young Grenadian 4×4 relay team…
Read MoreLondon 2012 the Target for Ferguson-McKenzie
“I have the 4×1 relay gold medal; now I want the individual [Olympic] gold, and that keeps me hungry,” says Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, looking to represent her country at yet another Olympics: London 2012. The 34-yr-old Bahamian has a lifetime best of 10.91 seconds in the 100m and 22.19 in the 200m, and was a member…
Read MoreJamaica’s Inez Turner Makes her Mark at Winston-Salem
“I am happy to be the interim head coach at Winston-Salem State University [WSSU], and I really enjoy working with the athletes,” declared Inez Turner, who recently took over at the helm. “As a former athlete, I can definitely relate to my athletes. I have been here since May and I already see vast improvement.…
Read MoreDon’t Count Veronica Campbell-Brown Out
Jamaica’s sprint queen Veronica Campbell-Brown (VCB), the reigning 200m Olympic champion has been experiencing a rebirth this season. The 28-year-old former Vere Technical High School and University of Arkansas stand-out, who has had tremendous success at all levels of competition, has garnered individual medals at the CARIFTA Games, World Junior Championships (200m: 22.87 (WJR), World…
Read MoreThe Sub-10 100m: Where Has The Mystique Gone?
At the Seminole Twilight Track Meet in Florida the weekend of May 8, American Walter Dix, the 2008 Olympic 100m bronze medalist ran 9.98 secs in the 100m. In 2010, this is a quick(ish) but not super fast time. The 24-year-old Dix has a lifetime best of 9.91 and ran 9.93 in June 2007. But…
Read MoreBolt Puts Penn Relays Crowd under His Spell
The moment Usain Bolt stepped onto the field and headed to the warm-up area, the sold-out 53,000+ crowd rose to their feet and cheered frantically. The shoulder-to-shoulder packed stadium had waited with bated breath t see him. Thousands in the stands, Jamaicans and non-Jamaicans alike, sported Bolt T-shirts or wore the colors of the Jamaican…
Read MoreBlueprint For The Success of Young Athletes
While the NCAAs may be the obvious route to track & field success for young Caribbean athletes, there are alternatives that can also lead to success in the sport. The path taken should depend on the nature, personality and skill–sets, as well as the maturity and academic acumen of the young athletes. Here are some…
Read MoreGrenada’s Kirani James Enrolls at University of Alabama
Kirani James is now a Crimson Tide. The 17-year-old Grenadian and reigning World Youth 200m (21.05 secs) and 400m (45.24 secs) champion, has enrolled into the University of Alabama and will be competing in this Indoor track season. James became the first youth athlete to complete a 200m/400m double gold at the 2009 IAAF World…
Read MoreOur 2009 Awards to Caribbean Athletes
The 2009 track and field season can be considered one for the ages. From the extraordinary and incomparable performances by Usain Bolt and his Jamaican teammates to the hurdling upset by Barbados’s Ryan Braithwaite and the consistency and gutsy performances of veteran Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (Bahamas) and Josanne Lucas Trinidad & Tobago (T&T), 2009 was a…
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