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Stories by Andre Lowe

One last fling in Rio?

Published:Saturday | September 5, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

It wasn’t quite the dominant display of seven years ago, but the triumphant return of sprint king Usain Bolt to the scene of his coronation - the Bird's Nest, has left coach Glen Mills with a big smile on his face and work on his hands,...

Dacres looking to build on experience

Published:Sunday | August 30, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:History made, but disappointment nonetheless. Jamaican discus athlete Fedrick Dacres became the first man from Jamaica and the English-speaking Caribbean to qualify for a final in his event at the World Championships.Dacres entered...

‘You’ve to run like a champion’ - Jamaica's women revel in 4x400m gold-medal triumph

Published:Sunday | August 30, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Buoyed by the confidence of fielding four persons in the 400 metres final a few days earlier and simply tired of losing to the Americans, Jamaica's women's 4x400m relay team stepped on to the Bird's Nest's mondo track knowing that something had to...

Jamaica's men lament hurtful 4x400m loss

Published:Sunday | August 30, 2015 | 6:53 PMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:When Sanjay Ayre slipped from the silver-medal spot to fourth place in the men's 4x400m final in the space of a few metres at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan, it hurt.Not even that colossal anchor leg failure could have...

Jamaica's mile-relay women mine gold in big Beijing loot at World Championships

Published:Sunday | August 30, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:Seven. Second. Twelve. One.Those were the numbers that mattered as Jamaica wrapped up a successful and historic campaign at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, with a mixed bag of ecstasy and heartbreak on the last...

Superb - Jamaica maintains sprint relay dominance

Published:Saturday | August 29, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:There were a few rarities - Asafa Powell on the backstretch, Veronica Campbell-Brown on the first leg - but the outcome was the same as it was two years ago in Moscow: a golden double in the sprint relays for the Jamaicans.As a result...

'US can't handle pressure!'

Published:Saturday | August 29, 2015 | 6:56 PMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt believes that Jamaica's dominance over the United States in the men's 4x100m relay over the past few years is down to the different approach of both teams towards the rivalry and pressure.Bolt, who...

4x400m women target national mark

Published:Saturday | August 29, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China: Jamaica's women's 4x400 metres team will be hunting the national record when they line up in today's final at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.That was the word following their qualification yesterday as the team of...

Netherlands lodge protest against Jamaica after men's 4X100m relay

Published:Saturday | August 29, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

BEIJING, China: Officials of The Netherlands have lodged a protest against Jamaica's men's 4x100m relay team at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China. The Jamaican team of Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell, Rasheed Dwyer and Nickel...

Jamaican jackpot!

Published:Friday | August 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China: It was half an hour of heaven for Jamaica at the Bird's Nest as the nation's athletes added four medals to its pile, taking the bounty to nine (four gold, two silver, three bronze) as the IAAF World Championshipsin Beijing, China,...

Danielle: Fierce and focused

Published:Friday | August 28, 2015 | 6:29 PMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:Fierce and focused, Danielle Williams surprised herself and the rest of us as she hurdled her way to gold medal success in the women's 100-metre hurdles at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.She had crossed the line first...

Bittersweet silver for Parchment

Published:Friday | August 28, 2015 | 6:50 PMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:Jamaican hurdler Hansle Parchment says he is happy to have won silver in the 110m hurdles at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics but couldn't help feeling a bit disappointed with the execution of the race.Parchment, the bronze...

Bolt, Ashmeade to rest for 4X100m relay heat ... Asafa to run backstrech

Published:Friday | August 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

Asafa Powell will run the back stretch for Jamaica during Saturday's men's 4x100m heats at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China. Powell has been pencilled in for the second leg with Nesta Carter running his usual lead off leg,...

Big Bad BOLT - History-making sprinter dominates in Beijing

Published:Thursday | August 27, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China: We've seen it before - when the lights shine brightest, so does Usain Bolt.It's like a movie that you keep watching over and over despite knowing how it ends. Regardless of the occasional plots and subplots, in the end, Bolt always...

Bolt scolds Gatlin

Published:Thursday | August 27, 2015 | 8:08 PMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:He didn't need to be at his best to be the best after all.Usain Bolt's reign as the 'King of Sprints' continued where it started, at the Birds Nest, as the sprinting superstar retained his 200 metres title, putting the stamp on a...

'I'm the man to beat' - History-chasing McLeod embraces favourite's tag for 110m hurdles gold medal

Published:Wednesday | August 26, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:Omar McLeod arrived in Beijing as quite a big deal, being the fastest man in China entered in the 110m hurdles at the IAAF World Championships.It almost came undone for the in-form Jamaica champion, who survived an eventful heat...

'I can't focus on negativity' - Spencer

Published:Wednesday | August 26, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:Another major final, another big disappointment for Jamaican hurdler Kaliese Spencer.However, after her shocking eighth-place finish in the 400m hurdles final at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, yesterday, Spencer says...

Bolt chasing history again

Published:Wednesday | August 26, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:Usain Bolt will be chasing history today and if his words are to be believed - which they should be - then American Justin Gatlin will be chasing him to the line, as the big Jamaican looks to add another bullet point to his already...

‘Justin Gatlin is not going to beat me’, says Bolt ahead of IAAF World Championships 200m final

Published:Wednesday | August 26, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:Sprint titan Usain Bolt has levelled the crosshairs squarely on rival Justin Gatlin as he goes on the prowl for his third World Championships sprint double, while Jamaica's history-making women's 400 metres quartet will look to add...

How to haggle in China

Published:Tuesday | August 25, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

A trip to Beijing is not complete without a hop over to the world-famous Silk Market - a place of sorts where not too many things are what they say they are; and if you can't haggle and bargain, Stay Away!I decided to follow some colleagues to the...

200m title means more to Bolt - Sprint king admits task is 'harder' than winning 100m

Published:Tuesday | August 25, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:His 100m clash with American Justin Gatlin may have been the main talking point, but as far as sprint king Usain Bolt is concerned, retaining his 200m title at the IAAF World Championships would mean more to him than Sunday's 100m...

Spencer's big chance

Published:Tuesday | August 25, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Beijing, China: It's her big chance for a big medal and she is ready to take it.  Since bursting on to the scene and developing into Jamaica’s leading 400m hurdler, Kaliese Spencer has suffered a miserable run in finals at the major championships...

Jackson happy, but ‘hates’ 400m

Published:Tuesday | August 25, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:Twenty-one-year-old Jamaican quarter-miler, Shericka Jackson, has been having a love-hate relationship with the 400 metres ever since her coach, Stephen Francis, tried to convince her it's the best event for her to run.Jackson, who...

Bolt the ultimate competitor - Simms

Published:Monday | August 24, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:A day after watching his athlete cross the line ahead of the pack, again confirming his position as the greatest sprinter, manager Ricky Simms has lauded the work put in over the past few months by Usain Bolt and his team, as he...

National record took its toll - McDonald

Published:Monday | August 24, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

BEIJING, China:Jamaican quarter-miler, Rusheen McDonald, admitted that his 43.93 national record run in the heats a day earlier may have contributed to his poor showing in the 400m semi-final round, as he failed to advance to the final at the IAAF...

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