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Powell produces fast 100m for the Swiss

Published:Tuesday | July 14, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Asafa Powell continues to rev into gear ahead of the IAAF World Championships, set for Beijing, China, next month, winning the men's 100m at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meet in Lucerne, Switzerland, in a time of 9.87 seconds - his sixth sub-10...

Top Ja stars for Swiss meet

Published:Monday | July 13, 2015 | 5:01 PMAndre Lowe

Asafa Powell, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Warren Weir, Yohan Blake, and Omar McLeod are among 23 Jamaicans setto compete at today's Spitzen Leichtathletik meet in Luzern, Switzerland.Powell, who is coming off a second-place finish to Justin Gatlin at...

Sports student impressed by the Swiss approach

Published:Sunday | July 12, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

LAUSANNE, Switzerland:One year into his position as a student worker at the University of West Indies (UWI), Rashid Hall, who was working in the sports department, looked at an international sports administration masters programme that he knew then...

Felix unlikely to attempt double

Published:Wednesday | July 8, 2015 | 4:23 PMAndre Lowe

LAUSANNE, Switzerland:It seems unlikely that American sprinter Allyson Felix will attempt a 200m-400m double at next month's IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.Felix told reporters yesterday that a final decision may come after her 200m run...

ATHLETICS: Asafa rounding into shape, but faces biggest physical and psychological test tomorrow

Published:Wednesday | July 8, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

 LUASANNE, Switzerland: Jamaican speedster Asafa Powell has been burning up track all season but with the American pair of Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay laying in wait in what should be a fiery 100m at the Diamond League meet in Lausanne,...

Confident Asafa ready to take down Gatlin, Gay

Published:Wednesday | July 8, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Former world 100m record holder Asafa Powell was in a confident mood as he addressed journalists in Lausanne ahead of tomorrow’s mega 100m clash against world leader Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay.Powell, who is responsible for...

ATHLETICS: Veronica Campbell-Brown posts season best in Budapest

Published:Tuesday | July 7, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

Veronica Campbell-Brown registered her first sub-11 seconds run in the 100m for the season, topping the field at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial meet in Budapest Hungary today. Campbell-Brown stopped the clock at 10.99 seconds in a -1.2mps headwind,...

Morgan comfortable at the top

Published:Thursday | July 2, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

PARIS, France:National discus record holder Jason Morgan says he is eager to make a mark on the lucrative Diamond League circuit as he looks for a better showing here compared to his 62.26m effort in Shanghai in May.Morgan, who enters the...

Birthday win for Thompson

Published:Sunday | June 28, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Elaine Thompson celebrated her birthday with a solid win in the women's 200m, while Christine Day produced a shocker in the women's 400m final as the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA)/Supreme Ventures Limited National Senior...

Asafa Powell back on top with first national title since 2011: Feels 'sorry' for Blake, backs Bolt to return to his best

Published:Saturday | June 27, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

A streak of red, a familiar smile and a wave. Asafa Powell is feeling good about himself again and after winning his first national...

Fraser-Pryce welcomes challenges

Published:Saturday | June 27, 2015 | 3:45 PMAndre Lowe

There's no doubt who is the queen of sprinting at the MVP Track Club and indeed in Jamaica.However, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is being kept on her toes and this time, her biggest threat is coming from within.Still, quite accustomed to defying the odds...

'Shelly' pulls out 200m

Published:Saturday | June 27, 2015 | 8:35 PMAndre Lowe

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce did not show up yesterday, like she said she would, for the women's 200 metres at the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA)/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships at the National Stadium.Well-placed...

ATHLETICS: Powell sorry for Blake, backs Bolt to return to best

Published:Saturday | June 27, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

National 100m champion and former world record holder Asafa Powell says he is saddened by the struggles of Yohan Blake but believes Usain Bolt will be back to his best at the World Championships, as he admitted concern over his compatriots’...

200 metres in spotlight

Published:Friday | June 26, 2015 | 8:20 PMAndre Lowe

The decision by the MVP Track Club hierarchy to run Elaine Thompson only in the 200 metres despite her excellent 100m showing this season may have been a controversial one, but the fast-rising Jamaican sprinter is primed to impress as the opening...

No sweat for Safa

Published:Thursday | June 25, 2015 | 8:46 PMAndre Lowe

Asafa Powell entered the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA)/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships as the overwhelming favourite for the men's 100m title, but unlike days gone by, the sub-10 machine is hardly breaking a...

National Trials: Elaine Thompson not entered in 100m, focusing on 200m

Published:Thursday | June 25, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

Hotshot sprinter Elaine Thompson was originally expected to feature in the 100m at the JAAA/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships this weekend but she will instead focus on the 200m according to information reaching The Gleaner. Thompson,...

National Trials: Schoolboys Williams, Hyde through to 400m hurdles final

Published:Thursday | June 25, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

Schoolboys Marvin Williams and Jaheel Hyde have both booked their spots in Friday's 400m hurdles final at the JAAA/SVL National Senior Championships. Williams ran a personal best 49.40 to upstage defending champion Roxroy Cato, 49.96 and...

ATHLETICS: Janieve Russell lead qualifiers into 400m hurdles final

Published:Thursday | June 25, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

Commonwealth Games bronze medal winner Janieve Russell is the fastest qualifier heading into today's final of the women's 400m hurdles, leading all competitors with a time of 55.59 en route to winning her that at the JAAA/SVL National...

ATHLETICS: Defending champion Williams-Mills skips National Senior trials

Published:Thursday | June 25, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

Eight time national 400m champion Novlene Williams-Mills has confirmed to The Gleaner that she will be skipping this year's Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA)/Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships, which starts today...

ATHLETICS: Bolt pulls out of National Senior trials

Published:Thursday | June 25, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

The Gleaner has been reliably informed that Jamaican sprinting star Usain Bolt has been pulled from the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA)/Supreme Ventures Limited National Senior Championships. Bolt, who has an automatic...

All eyes on Bolt as JAA/SVL National Champs get underway

Published:Wednesday | June 24, 2015 | 4:13 PMAndre Lowe

Sprinting phenomenon Usain Bolt is expected to be putting the first steps towards jumpstarting what has been a rather flat season when he lines up in the second round of the men's 100m at the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA)/...

Big names for 'Trials'

Published:Sunday | June 21, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Several of the island's top athletes, as expected, have been entered to compete at this week's Supreme Ventures sponsored Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) National Senior Championships at the National Stadium.The event, which...

'This is one of the worst races I've run' - Bolt after New York win

Published:Saturday | June 13, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

 Usain Bolt battled his determined training partner and a -2.8 wind to win a close 200m at the New York Grand Prix IAAF Diamond League meet inside the Icahn Stadium in Randall's Island, New York. Bolt, who said ahead of the race that he...

'Motivated' Bolt set for big run in NY

Published:Friday | June 12, 2015 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

NEW YORK, New York:Seven years ago, a fast-rising Jamaican sprinter by the name of Usain Bolt shocked the world, clocking 9.72 seconds in the 100m and setting a new world record at the New York Grand Prix on a wet evening inside Randall's Island's...

Not worried by Gatlin, says Bolt

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

NEW YORK, New York: Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt says he has taken note but is not worried about the form of world leader Justin Gatlin, as he gets ready to make his return to the IAAF Diamond League New York Grand Prix at the Icahn Stadium...

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