Danniel Thomas-Dodd could soon be putting the shot past 20m on a regular basis. That’s the view of Julian Robinson, who watched her win a historic silver medal at the IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Thomas-Dodd landed a disallowed throw...
Gillian Russell-Love, the 1998 Commonwealth 100m hurdles champion, is backing Danielle Williams to do well in Doha, Qatar, at the IAAF World Championships. Russell-Love, a finalist in the world event in 1995, thinks that the difficulties Williams...
Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith has emerged as a threat in the women’s sprints and some observers have begun to believe that she could win the 200m at the IAAF World Championships in Doha. Among them is 1997 World men’s 200m champion Ato Boldon....
Even though Akeem Bloomfield has taken the long route to being selected to run the 400m at this week’s IAAF World Championships, sprint analyst Ato Boldon thinks the tall Jamaican has a shot at a medal. Boldon has picked US star Michael Norman to...
When respected United States (US) publication Track and Field News made its World Championships predictions in July, it gave Jamaica 10 medals. Now, on the eve of the meet, its latest look at the future has Jamaica getting 13 medals. The new...
Jonathon Edwards of Britain and Ukrainian Inessa Kravets set the world records in the triple at the 1995 World Championships in Goteborg, Sweden. Jamaican jumps expert David Riley thinks both marks could fall in Doha when the 17th World...
With Jamaica’s Akeem Bloomfield now selected to compete in Doha, Qatar, at the 17th IAAF World Championships, a great men’s 400m field will clash when the meet begins on September 28. Bloomfield’s presence will run the number of Doha-bound sub-44-...
Excelsior High School cranked up its effort in track and field this week with the dedication of a new, improved gymnasium. Named the ‘Equator’ by students in the 1960s, the expanded facility now houses a wide range of modern weight-training...
A Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) selection committee will meet this evening to finalise the national team to the upcoming IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Speaking in Kingston on Friday, September 6, Jamaica Athletics...
With noted coach Anthony Patrick directing affairs, St Catherine High School has emerged as a quality team in recent schoolboy football seasons. Patrick is confident that the Spanish Town Blues will again emerge from the first round of the ISSA/...
A year ago, Marcel Gayle made the move to coach his home town football club Waterhouse FC after a long stint at The University of the West Indies. The first year of the new arrangement saw Waterhouse reaching the final of the Red Stripe Premier...
When Elaine Thompson settles into the blocks for the 100m at the Paris Diamond League meeting today, she’ll be more focused on technique than time. That’s what the 2016 Olympic double gold medallist revealed at a pre-meet press conference yesterday...
St George’s College came within minutes of taking the ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup to the blue side of North Street last year, and, according to assistant coach Marcel ‘Fuzzy’ Gayle, the Georgians hope to go one better in 2019. A bright preseason and...
Of all the Jamaicans in action this Saturday at the Paris Diamond League meet, it is eight-time national 800m champion Natoya Goule who faces the toughest challenge. Goule needs a strong run to qualify for the Diamond League final after a campaign...
The Excelsior High School auditorium was abuzz last week with the sounds of youngsters swatting table tennis balls back and forth under the watchful gaze of two former national champions, Keith Evans and Roberto ‘Dino’ Byles. Under the auspices of...
Christian Coleman is the world’s fastest man these days but he does not want to be the next Usain Bolt. The young American wants to leave his own legacy, starting with gold in the 100m at the World Championships on September 28. In an interview...
From the moment Usain Bolt raised his hands in exultation in the 2008 Olympic 100-metre final, the world sought to answer one question: how fast would he go if he sprinted hard all the way? In that race, the clock stopped at 9.68 seconds and then...
When Usain Bolt retired from the 200 metres after the 2016 Olympics, he left a void that hasn’t yet been filled. His stunning world record – 19.19 seconds – turns 10 years old this week and since 2011, no one has come remotely close. His 100-...
Jamaica’s four-medal jumps performance at the recent Pan Am Games has at least one observer smiling. David Riley, head coach at Excelsior High School, is tipping his hat to Tajay Gayle, Shanieka Ricketts, Tissanna Hickling, and Kimberly Williamson...
Star sprinters Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson will lead Jamaica to a 10-medal haul at this year’s World Championships. That’s the long-range forecast from the respected United States (US) publication, Track...
The race for the bronze medal in the men’s 100m will be hotly contested at the World Championships. That’s the long-range forecast by Ato Boldon, the two-time 100-metre Olympic medallist. According to Boldon, the choice by young American Noah Lyles...
When track and field competition begins at the Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru, today, Jamaica will enter the fray with one of its strongest teams ever. Sprint queens Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson, along with defending champions Fedrick...
Triple jumpers Shanieka Ricketts and Kimberly Williams will feature in a virtual World Championships rehearsal at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, this week. According to jump expert David Riley, the Jamaicans can use the event to ready...
Led by 2017 Super Bowl winner Patrick Chung, there is a small contingent of Jamaicans in American football. Michael Blair, a retired wide receiver, wants that to grow into a steady stream, who utilise college scholarships to go all the way. Blair...
Though they finished second and third in the 100m at the London Diamond League meet, Zharnel Hughes and Yohan Blake both took comfort from their performances on the day. The Racers Track Club teammates both identified stumbles that spoilt their...
