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No More USA vs. The World on Penn Saturdays
The 126th running of the Penn Relays will be held at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field, April 28 to 30, and the Philadelphia, USA-based carnival will be different from how it was in 2019, after which the event was suspended because of Covid-19. There will be no more USA vs. The World, an Olympic-development-segment…
Read More2021 Track & Field Season Was Probably the Best Ever
The recently concluded 2021 track season was one of the best I ever witnessed. It was probably the best if one were to consider the challenges faced the last two years and the number of records established. However, despite the efforts of the world’s best athletes, one omission from exploits on the track was the…
Read MoreHow The Jamaicans Exceeded Expectations in Doha
Jamaicans were concerned about their would-be performances in Doha, but as it turned out, it was totally unfounded. At the Jamaican Trials in late June, for example, hurdling revelation Danielle Williams was charged with a false start in the women’s 100m final, and was accordingly thrown out of the race, a la IAAF false start…
Read MoreTajay Gayle Jumps into Jamaica’s History Book
Jamaica’s 23-year-old long jumper Tajay Gayle leaped into his country’s history book yesterday (28) by winning long jump gold with 8.69 meters at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar. Gayle, who had an excellent season going into Doha, struggled in the qualifying round the day before the final, not being able to…
Read MoreJamaican Juniors Who Unleash Their Power on The Backstretch
The backstretch/second leg of the 4x100m relay is fascinating to watch; for me it is usually where the party begins, and the magic happens. Quite often, it’s run by a sprinter who is good at 200m; however, sometimes a 100m specialist, who doesn’t run the 200m at all, is positioned at the first exchange. There’s…
Read MoreAs Jamaica’s Men’s, Women’s Relay Teams Prepare for Doha…
Jamaica’s performance at the 125thPenn Relays in the US has left me with food for thought: the status of its sprinters. Victory by the women in the USA vs the World 4x100m was expected, considering that Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Natasha Morrison, frontloaded the running order and the other two were no slouch. Fraser-Pryce, who has…
Read MoreVeterans Felix, Campbell-Brown off Track for 2019 Season
Two top veteran sprinters who were quiet during 2018 will not be on the track for 2019, and whether they will be in 2020, an Olympic year, remains in question. USA’s World and Olympic champion Allyson Felix (photo above) gave birth to daughter Camryn at 32 weeks on November 28 but made the birth public…
Read MoreJamaica’s Natoya Goule Now a Global Challenger over 800m
Fresh off her July 13, 2018 impressive performance at the Rabat stop of the IAAF Diamond League, Jamaica’s 800-meter specialist Natoya Goule stepped up her game several notches for a Jamaica record in Monaco today (20), in a race against some of the most formidable names over the distance. Among the line-up were South Africa’s…
Read MoreCaribbean Top Guns Rule at Racers Grand Prix
Two of the biggest names in Caribbean athletics show they are working their way back to top form after being away from the track for the 2017 season. In the meantime, two others who have been burning up the track continue their dominance at the Racers Grand Prix in Jamaica. Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce In February this…
Read MoreBahamas to Host 2018 CARIFTA Games for 8th Time
SPIRIT OF CARIFTA – BAAA’s President Rosamunde Carey (left), Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Hon. Michael Pintard (Center) and Pauline Davis-Thompson IAAF Council Member dance to the sounds of the CARIFTA Congoes at the launch of the Flow CARIFTA Games Bahamas 2018 press conference. The 47th annual CARIFTA Games will be held in Nassau,…
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