Andre Lowe

Russell not competing in London - Jamaica’s top 400m female hurdler will have to prove fitness for Olympics elsewhere

Published:Tuesday | July 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Leading Jamaican female 400m hurdler Janieve Russell will not be competing at the London Diamond League as expected. Still, she has until August 8 to prove her fitness ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Russell was not listed to compete...

Williams looking to continue legacy

Published:Monday | July 18, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Rio-bound Jamaican hurdler Shermaine Williams says she is hoping to continue Jamaica's rich tradition in the event when she opens her campaign at the Olympic Games next month.Williams finished second at the National Senior Championships in 12.90 to...

Fraser-Pryce fine-tunes with win in Italy

Published:Sunday | July 17, 2016 | 6:29 PMAndre Lowe

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, O'Dayne Richards, and Stephenie-Ann McPherson continued their Rio 2016 fine-tuning with comfortable wins at the Atletica Mondiale meeting in Padova, Italy, the Stadio Euganeo yesterday.Fraser-Pryce, who will be defending her...

JOA working closely with JADCO - Fennell hails Jamaica's anti-doping testing as a 'model for others'

Published:Sunday | July 17, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Mike Fennell said the organisation has been working closely with Jamaica's anti-doping authority ahead of next month's Rio Olympic Games and hailed the country's drug-testing programme as a model...

Bolt, Thompson top IAAF Olympic rankings

Published:Thursday | July 14, 2016 | 2:35 PMAndre Lowe

Jamaica's 59-member track and field team to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil boasts several highly ranked athletes on the latest IAAF's world rankings with sprinting stars Usain Bolt and Elaine Thompson holding the number one spots...

Morgan heading to CAS to appeal omission from Jamaica Olympic team

Published:Tuesday | July 12, 2016 | 5:46 PMAndre Lowe

President of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), Dr Warren Blake, has confirmed that the association is in receipt of a letter from lawyers representing Jamaican discus thrower Jason Morgan that outlines an intention to appeal...

Record for Rio - Largest ever Olympic team named for 2016 Games

Published:Monday | July 11, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Forty-four first-time Olympians were named in Jamaica's 63-member contingent that was yesterday announced for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) outlined the country's largest ever delegation to the...

'No automatic place' - JAAA defends Morgan's omission from Olympic team

Published:Monday | July 11, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) president, Dr Warren Blake, has defended the association's selection policy and its decision to leave discus athlete Jason Morgan off its list of 59 track and field athletes selected for the...

Bolt selected for 100, 200m

Published:Thursday | July 7, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Sprinting superstar Usain Bolt will be among the names listed by the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) on Monday when it confirms the athletes who have qualified to represent Jamaica at next month's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.This,...

Williams looking to ‘shock the world’ at Rio Olympics

Published:Tuesday | July 5, 2016 | 3:59 PMAndre Lowe

After securing her fifth consecutive national title, Olympics-bound triple jumper Kimberly Williams is hoping to show the improvements she has made since her maiden appearance at the Games four years ago and wishes to inspire youngsters to get...

Bolt flies out tomorrow - JAAA to decide his fate this week

Published:Saturday | July 2, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Jamaica's sprint star Usain Bolt is expected to leave the island tomorrow for France, where he will meet with renown doctor Hans-Wilhelm Muller Wohlfahrt, for treatment to a hamstring injury which forced him out of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative...

100m Drama - Bolt withdraws with injury, Blake, Thompson thrill at Olympic trials

Published:Friday | July 1, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

The athletics world is holding its breath as sprint king Usain Bolt was forced to withdraw from the Jamaica Athletics Administration Association (JAAA)/Supreme Ventures Limited National Senior Championships after complaining about pain in his...

Bailey-Cole faces ZIKA setback.. Sprinter's prep for trials affected after contracting virus

Published:Friday | June 24, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Commonwealth Games 100m champion Kemar Bailey-Cole admitted that he is a bit worried about his level of preparation going into next week's Olympic trials - the JAAA/Supreme Ventures...

Heartbroken Bolt willing to give back medal

Published:Sunday | June 12, 2016 | 8:06 PMAndre Lowe

Jamaican sprinting star Usain Bolt says that he has accepted that he may have to return his 4x100m relay gold medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but described the possibility as heart breaking.Bolt and Asafa Powell both also expressed...

Powell's plan

Published:Friday | June 10, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell is a headliner in one of the most highly anticipated clashes of the season, but the sprinter maintains that today's Racers Grand Prix at the National Stadium is simply a step towards bigger targets.Powell...

Carter's 'B' sample comes back positive

Published:Wednesday | June 8, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter is now expected to have his case heard by an International Olympic Committee (IOC) panel after news was received that his 'B' sample confirmed the presence of methylhexanamine - a banned stimulant.It was recently...

Stronger, faster Weir ready for Racers Grand Prix

Published:Tuesday | June 7, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Convinced he is stronger and faster than ever, Olympic 200m bronze medallist, Warren Weir, is excitedly anticipating this Saturday's Jamaica National Racers Grand Prix inside the National Stadium.Weir will come up against Commonwealth champion...

He has some speed! - Bolt, van Niekerk thrilled after training together

Published:Monday | June 6, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

"He has some speed. I must say, he does have some speed."That was the how the world's fastest man Usain Bolt assessed South African World Championships 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk, minutes after the two shared a training session for the first...

JOA confirms positive test

Published:Friday | June 3, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) late yesterday confirmed that it had received notification from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that a Jamaican athlete has returned an adverse analytical finding following retrospective testing of...

Dacres pleased with Rome experience

Published:Thursday | June 2, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

ROME, Italy: HIS PERSONAL best mark of 68.02m is the third best distance registered in the men’s discus event this year, but World Championships finalist Fedrick Dacres says he is focused on further improvement, after making his debut on the...

Jamaica could lose medal from Beijing Olympics

Published:Wednesday | June 1, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

There is growing anxiety among local track and field authorities as news of the results of B sample tests is expected to be made public by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) within days, following strong reports that a Jamaican is among the...

Starter’s gun slows Powell - Jamaican says dysfunctional microphone cost him 100m showdown with Gatlin; McLeod extends winning form

Published:Saturday | May 28, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Asafa Powell was left fuming after his 100m defeat to Justin Gatlin; American sprint hurdler Kendra Harrison blazed to the second fastest time ever in the 100m hurdles; and Omar McLeod continued to have his way in the men’s variant at the...

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