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Jamaica Can Clean-Sweep Without Bolt and Fraser-Pryce
Jamaica, like the USA, seems to have found the formula for sweeping races at major championships even without their stars Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. The island has been able to strike gold and silver in the same race as far back as 1952, when Arthur Wint and Herb McKenley ran one-two in the quarter-mile…
Read MoreThose Jamaicans Who Sometimes Shun the Press in Defeat
NEW YORK: Success is hard to manage if one is not strong enough to hold onto it. The Jamaican contingent to the June 14 Adidas track and field meet at Randall’s Island confirmed that statement. Some magnificent performances stood out at this championship, highlighted by a sterling three-way high jump competition, LaShawn Merritt’s 400m fastest-of-the-season…
Read MoreSuspended Amantle Montsho Awaits B Sample Test Result
Amantle Montsho, the 2011 World women’s 400m champion of Botswana, tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine at the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. She was provisionally suspended after finishing fourth in the 400m last Tuesday night (29), and her B sample was slated to be tested in London Monday (4). A spokesman for…
Read MoreKemar Bailey-Cole Rules in Glasgow Games 100m Dash
Jamaica’s Kemar Bailey-Cole, a training partner of Olympic and World champion Usain Bolt, snatched victory in the 100m final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday (28th), the fifth day of competition. The 6ft-4in 22-year-old Jamaican, who entered the Games as only the fifth-ranked Jamaican in the world this year, recovered from a bad…
Read More3 Americans Hit World Leading Marks on the Track at Monaco
American sprinter Justin Gatlin extended his winning streak with a resounding victory in the 200m Friday (18) at the Monaco Diamond League, securing a world leading personal best (PB) time of 19.68secs. Undefeated over the 100m this season, the 31-year-old former champion got home ahead of Jamaica’s Nickel Ashmeade (19.99), who leads by six points…
Read MoreOut of Competition, Ahye Promises Return for Relay in Glasgow
Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T’s) sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye pulled up at the end of her 200m race at the annual Spitzen meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland Tuesday (15), clutching her left hamstring and limping before collapsing to the track. She then had to be carried off. Ahye had just snatched victory in 22.77 (-0.9mps) over a field…
Read MorePowell, Simpson Back on Track after 18-month Ban is Reduced
The Court of Arbitration for sport (CAS) on Monday reduced an 18-month drug ban against Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson to six months, making them eligible to compete immediately instead of waiting until December 2014. And both Powell and Simpson never skipped a beat; on Tuesday, they returned to the track in Lucerne,…
Read MoreUSA’s Kaylin Whitney Set to Dominate at WJs
The US city of Eugene, Oregon will host a deluge of athletes from all over the world for the 2014 IAAF World Juniors Championships July 22 – 27. As these athletes descend on Hayward Field, venue of the event, track and field fans can brace themselves to witness some spectacular and at times downright breath-taking…
Read MoreYohan Blake Crashes out of Glasgow Diamond League Dash
Double Olympic silver medalist Yohan Blake pulled up midway the race in the Sainsbury’s Glasgow Diamond League 100m dash Friday and had to be carried off the track in a wheelchair. His compatriot Nickel Ashmeade won in 9.97secs, the same time as second-place Mike Rodgers of the USA. Jamaica’s Nesta Carter was third place with…
Read MoreExciting Sprint Battles Await in Lausanne Today
All eyes will be on the men’s 100m at the IAAF Diamond League meet in Lausanne, Switzerland today. Although today’s 100m dash is not part of the Diamond Race, it is expected that former World champion Tyson Gay will grab the attention of track fans as he returns to competition after his drug suspension. He…
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