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Thompson: Coach Francis was right - Sprinter hails coach's 2015 decision, elated with Diamond win

Published:Friday | September 9, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

BRUSSELS, Belgium:In 2015, Elaine Thompson ran a couple 10.8s and three 10.9s in the 100 metres in what many felt was as good as any sign that she should run the 100m and 200m double at the World Championships in Beijing that summer.Her coach,...

McPherson thrilled about Diamond, World Champs spot

Published:Friday | September 9, 2016 | 8:12 PMAndre Lowe

Andre LoweSpecial Projects Editor - SportsBRUSSELS, Belgium:A Diamond Trophy, a wildcard entry to next year's World Championships in London, where there will be four Jamaican women in the 400m, Stephenie-Ann McPherson had quite a few reasons to...

Forte joins sub-20 club

Published:Friday | September 9, 2016 | 7:48 PMAndre Lowe

BRUSSELS, Belgium:He became the 10th Jamaican to dip below 20 seconds in the 200 metres but Julian Forte's ambitions do not stop there as he looks ahead to another big season when he hopes, he will be able to fit another jewel in his crown.Forte...

Safa moves closer to magical 100

Published:Thursday | September 1, 2016 | 7:19 PMAndre Lowe

ZURICH, Switzerland:Ninety-seven and counting.Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell drew closer to that magical century of sub-10 seconds clockings in the 100m after a 9.94 seconds win at the Zurich Diamond League yesterday.The win was made even sweeter...

Stay focused, Elaine - VCB - Veteran sprinter offers advice; says she is as determined as ever

Published:Wednesday | August 31, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

ZURICH, Switzerland:At the back-end of one of her toughest seasons, veteran Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown says she is still motivated and remains hungry for more success, while offering a few words of advice to Jamaica's newest sprinting...

Atkinson ties 100m breaststroke record

Published:Friday | August 26, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Jamaican swimmer Alia Atkinson bounced back from a disappointing Rio 2016 Olympic Games, tying the world record in the short-course 100m breaststroke on the opening day of the 2016 FINA World Cup in Chartres, France, yesterday.Atkinson, who finished...

Amazing! - Thompson joins elite company with Olympic sprint double

Published:Wednesday | August 24, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:Elaine Thompson did it again!The Olympic 100m champion became the seventh woman to win an Olympic sprint double with a determined and powerful run in the 200m final, clocking 21.78 - the third-fastest winning time in an...

McLeod gets golden feeling

Published:Wednesday | August 24, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil:In 2011, Omar McLeod travelled to Lille, France, as part of a talented Jamaican team to the World Youth Championships.It was a busy championship for the then Manchester High School student, who took the track seven times...

Remember me as the greatest

Published:Wednesday | August 24, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:It is done.Usain Bolt will never run another individual race at the Olympic Games, after bowing out in style inside a packed Olympic Stadium, becoming the first man to win three consecutive gold medals in the 100m, 200m and...

I will be back – Sinclair

Published:Sunday | August 21, 2016 | 8:44 PMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:Disappointed by her performance at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, experienced Jamaican 800m athlete, Kenia Sinclair, said she will certainly look to compete at next year's World Championships in London, England.Sinclair, who was...

Let's build on the success - Wilson

Published:Saturday | August 20, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:Jamaica last night ended track and field competition at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games with 11 medals, including six gold - matching its best ever gold medal return at an Olympic Games but technical leader Maurice Wilson is...

Francis rebounds with new race strategy

Published:Saturday | August 20, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil It had been 16 long years since Jamaica won an Olympic medal in the men’s 4x400 metres; way too long for a country that announced its prowess to the world with gold at the 1948 Games. That wait came to a sweet end...

Campesino for Seek Back To School trophy

Published:Friday | August 19, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

CAMPESINO should be rewarded for his consistency when he takes on 11 rivals, in the ninth running of the Seek Exercise Book Back to School Trophy, over 1,300 metres at Caymanas Park today.Sponsored by Book Empire Limited, which has donated trophies...

Good as GOLD - Two down, one to go

Published:Thursday | August 18, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: There will never be another like him, and as the Jamaican sprinter closed another chapter of a book coated in gold, he became the first in what, for him, was also a last.In his final individual Olympic appearance, Usain Bolt crowned his legacy with a 19....

'Thompson will go much faster'

Published:Thursday | August 18, 2016 | 7:55 PMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:Coach Stephen Francis expects Olympic 100 and 200 metres champion Elaine Thompson to go much faster, particularly in the shorter sprint, before the end of the season. He noted, however, noting that it has not yet been decided...

'We'll get you that third gold Bolt' ... men ready for 4x100m assault

Published:Thursday | August 18, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:In 2008 at the Beijing Olympic Games as Usain Bolt got ready for the 4x100m final and a possible third gold medal at the Games, Asafa Powell gave him a message that he promised also to deliver in Rio ahead of today's final....

Triple threat: Women 400m hurdlers have medal in sight

Published:Wednesday | August 17, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:After carving their name in history as the first Jamaican trio to qualify for the 400m hurdles final at the Olympic Games, Janieve Russell, Leah Nugent and Ristananna Tracey are all confident about their chances to medal.Only...

Fraser-Pryce, ‘Franno’ inspired Jackson

Published:Tuesday | August 16, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:Olympic 400m bronze medal winner Shericka Jackson has pointed to her MVP Track Club teammate Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and coach Stephen Francis as her biggest inspirations, after her third-place finish inside the Olympic...

We can be just as good - Simmonds

Published:Tuesday | August 16, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:National 100m hurdles champion Megan Simmonds admitted to getting emotional ahead of her heat at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games yesterday, and as she gets ready for today's semi-final with one eye on the medal round, she says...

Brilliant! - History made as McLeod mines Olympics gold in 110m hurdles

Published:Tuesday | August 16, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:Omar McLeod created history, becoming the first Jamaican to win the 110m hurdles at any major championships after an imperious 13.05 win at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games last night.Jimmy Cliff's 1983 single Reggae Night blared...

'Indescribable' feeling - McLeod plays it safe to land men's 110m hurdles crown

Published:Tuesday | August 16, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:In 2015 he arrived at the World Championships in Beijing - his first major senior championships - as a strong contender for a medal.Things didn't work out.A sixth-place finish in that final will remain on his profile forever,...

SFP: My greatest medal - When losing and not winning are not the same

Published:Sunday | August 14, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:Sometimes, not finishing first and losing are two very different things.For instance, Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce lost her Olympic 100m title on Saturday night; she lost the chance to win three straight Olympic...

Roaming Through Rio | Tissue issue pretty much the same

Published:Sunday | August 14, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

Culturally, Rio de Janeiro, and Brazil in general, is unlikely to bring too much shock to the average Jamaican.I've already spoken about some of the similarities shared by both countries, but there is one thing that is quite odd and is certainly a...

'Shelly' unsure out 2020 - Sprinter to consult doctors, surgery possible

Published:Sunday | August 14, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:Jamaican sprinting star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has not ruled out competingat the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, and confirmed that she is likely to undergo surgery on her injured toe after the ongoing Olympics in Rio de...

‘Triple-triple definitely on’ - Bolt states intention to repeat golden Olympic treble

Published:Sunday | August 14, 2016 | 12:00 AMAndre Lowe

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil:After winning a third straight Olympic 100m gold medal at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro last night, sprint king Usain says he isn't done ticking the boxes on his Rio 2016 checklist just yet."The triple-triple is...

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