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Rudisha, Fraser-Pryce Set to Strike Again in New York
In addition to the previously announced Jenn Suhr, Sally Pearson and Yohan Blake, three of the world’s most dominant athletes in the sport are the latest to have join the line-up for the adidas Grand Prix, which this year marks its 10th anniversary. David Rudisha, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Valerie Adams—who among them own five Olympic…
Read MoreCourtney Gibson: Miami Southridge’s Young Phenomenon
One dictionary defines the phenomenon as “a person with phenomenal ability or promise” and phenomenal as “unusual in a way that is very impressive.” Using those words to describe Courtney Gibson, a freshman or 9th grader at Miami Southridge High School in Florida would not be a stretch of the imagination by any means. Hardly…
Read MorePenn Relays Blog
The United States and Jamaica renewed their heated rivalry on the track at the 2014 Penn Relays. See highlights from TrackLife International’s blog coverage: 2:57 p.m. — Men’s 4×400 USA vs. The World Results: 1. Bahamas (3:00.78) 2. United States (3:03.31) 3. Brazil (3:03.32) 4. Jamaica (3:04.99) 5. Nigeria (3:05.05) 2:53 p.m. — Men’s 4×400 USA…
Read MoreJamaica 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 largest medal collection in the 43-year history of the Games. Eighty-four was the previous best number achieved by the country at the Bermuda edition of…
Read MoreEdwin 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 Kingston on Saturday, when they placed second to the senior MVP Track Club, which clocked a meet record of 43.31. It was the fastest schoolgirl…
Read MoreHow 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 they stormed to victory in the men’s 4x400m relay final at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The Tigers snapped an eight-year drought, being crowned the NCAA…
Read MoreAsafa 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 the Jamaica Trials in June 2013. In January this year, Powell, 31, blamed the positive test on a new brand of nutritional supplements given to…
Read MoreJamaica’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, Lennox Gayle, a member of the Jamaica Anti-doping Disciplinary Commission (JADCO), said “Miss Simpson has admitted the anti-doping violation and … now having listened and…
Read MoreIdentifying 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 – with a mile relay record and subsequent fireworks that lit up the Kingston night sky over a dark stadium, packed with patrons from home…
Read MoreJamaica 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 in Fort de France, Martinique, April 19-21. And on the boys side, winners Calabar High School’s Michael O’Hara and Wolmer’s Boys School’s Christoffe Bryan are…
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