Jamaica will make history in international lacrosse next month when the country becomes the first Caribbean nation to compete at the World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship. The championship will be held in Maryland, United States, June 29 to...
With the Jamaica Karate Federation (JKF) facing financial difficulties, Valentyna Zolotarova will be Jamaica’s only representative at the Senior Pan American Karate Championships in Curacao, May 26-28, 2022. President of the JKF Tony Robinson says...
Many children who compete in sports internationally often have difficulties balancing sports and having a normal childhood. This is something 14-year-old race kart driver Alex Powell can relate to. “It’s not easy to balance my sport along with...
May is recognised as Mental Health Awareness Month and the Jamaica Association of Sports Medicine (JASM) is promoting mental health awareness among Jamaican athletes. Elite sports psychologist and JASM member Dr Jason Hamilton says an athlete’s...
After recently clocking the fifth-fastest 800 metres time by a Jamaican, Navasky Anderson hopes to become the first Jamaican male to compete in the event at the World Athletics Championships since Marvin Watts in 2001. Anderson, who ran a personal...
As the world recently celebrated Mother’s Day and we are fast approaching the end of Child Month, legendary sprinter Usain Bolt’s mother, Jennifer Bolt, is encouraging parents to support their children’s dream of having a professional sports career...
Recently more than 75 students participated in the closing ceremony at the G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sports in Spanish Town and like most students, the COVID-19 pandemic made this journey very difficult for them. Principal...
NATIONAL 100 metres champion Tyquendo Tracey is setting out to redeem himself at this year’s World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, after injury put him out of the Tokyo Olympic Games last year. To accomplish this redemption, Tracey says...
Former amateur bodybuilder Shadae Green is out of the heat and into the cold as she undertakes a new journey in sports after joining the Jamaica national bobsled team. Green, a sports enthusiast, has participated in sports such as track and...
The Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (JBSF) has launched a GoFundMe account in hopes of raising enough funds to buy new bobsleds to help the team improve its competitiveness ahead of the Winter Olympic Games next year. JBSF President...
RALLYCROSS DRIVER Fraser McConnell says when he races he doesn’t just do it for the love of the sport, but for the love of the Jamaican culture. He said this is why he takes advantage of the rallycross platform to spread the culture. “To have an...
DESPITE BEING negatively affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the Sugar Knockout Gym continues to fight against the disease of crime by promoting ‘Gloves over Guns’. Founder and head coach, Lindel Wallace, said the gym was founded in the Cockburn...
