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World, Regional Briefs

* Usain, Yohan Must Stay on Guard
As the Summer Olympics in London draw closer, they must expect more probing along those lines. How they respond to the myriad questions thrown at them will be crucial. They must think and choose their words carefully. More

* VCB Gearing Towards
'Tip Top Shape for Olympics'
Even at this stage of her career, on top of her game with stacks of medals and global titles piled next to her name, Veronica Campbell-Brown still leans heavily on confidence and caution.More

* UK Waives Tax for 2014 Games
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and other overseas athletes will not have to pay British income tax if they compete in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. More

* Track-ing a Controversy
between New York Meets
Is New York big enough for two world-class track meets every winter? Or will a feud between the city’s top track venue and the sport’s governing body end up killing the Millrose Games, or Madison Square Garden’s new U.S. Open, or both? More

* Merritt on Long Road Back
Public airing of his bedroom insecurities remains painful, but he buries all that by working obsessively hard toward his goal of winning double gold at this summer's London Games, duplicating his efforts in Beijing in 2008. More

* Everyone Wants The 100m
When Fraser-Pryce won in Beijing, she was unheralded but came through the pressure cooker of the Jamaican Championships and months of ceaseless calls for her removal from the team. If things go well, she will go to London as a queen seeking to defend her kingdom, the 100m, at high speed. More

* MVP Athletes Target
Four Main Events For 2012
Club president Bruce James said members of the group will be focusing on the World Indoor Championships in March; the World Junior Championships in July; the ongoing IAAF Diamond League, and the Olympics in late July. More

* Sportspersons of The Year:Time

to Review Selection Criteria
There was a palpable air of disappointment in the ballroom of the Pegasus Hotel before the name of the RJR Sports Foundation Jamaica Sportsman of the Year title was disclosed. More

* Ethopia Reinstates Bekele, Mates

The Ethiopian Athletics Federation lifted the suspension of Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele and 34 others Tuesday, clearing the way for the Ethiopian great to run at the London Games. More

* What Those Awards
Mean to Kirani James

The 19-yr-old Grenadian (and former University of Alabama star) has seized the spotlight, particularly in Grenada, where he was honored as the country’s male sportsman of the year More

* Kenya Looks to Improve
Sprint Prospects in London

“We want to try and refine them so as to qualify more numbers to the London Olympic Games.” More

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Caribbean Stars among Big Guns Set to Rock Madison Square Garden Today

Davita Prendergast

Asafa Powell

A different type of buzz will take over New York’s Madison Square Garden today. The renowned indoor sports center is hosting the inaugural edition of the U.S. Open, a track & field event today, which bring together perhaps the best and deepest fields the Garden has seen in years.
Some mighty names in the sport from the Caribbean and the US have been announced to compete, and this event will begin their six-month journey to London in earnest. Among them: Veronica Campbell-Brown, Dawn Harper, Asafa Powell and David Oliver.
See earlier report for start list

Asafa Powell Finds New Motivation

New York, Jan 28: Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell and his coach, Stephen Francis, have decided to switch things up this year to find the answer to copping that coveted Olympic gold medal, or at least a medal of a different color. So after eight years, Powell returns to the indoor circuit today to compete in the US Track and Field Open 50m race at Madison Square Garden in New York.
At a press conference in Thursday, the new at-ease Asafa Powell answered questions freely and easily from the heart. More

American Hurdler Dawn Harper Springs from Carib Roots

Jan. 26: Olympic 100m Hurdles defending champion Dawn Harper of the U.S. has Caribbean roots, and it was news to her when she learned that her paternal grandfather [Thomas] is Jamaican. “Yes, I was surprised when my dad [Henry] told me,” she shared after the first of two press conferences in Manhattan, New York to introduce four athletes listed to compete at Saturday’s (28th) U.S. Open Track and Field meet at Madison Square
Garden, the first event in the 2012 Visa Championship series. More

Two Jamaicans Win with PRs at New Balance Games

Jan. 25: The temperature outside the New York Armory Track during the 2012 New Balance Games was a mere 26 degrees Fahrenheit. On the inside, however, some athletes were on fire, such as Akayla Anderson, a Jamaican junior at Benjamin Cardozo High School in Queen's, who blazed to a personal record (PR) 7.99secs in the 55m hurdles. More

No Meets in Europe for Blake Anytime Soon

   Jan. 20: Fans in Europe should not hold their breath to see Jamaica’s newest and youngest big-league sprinting sensation Yohan Blake race on their continent anytime soon.
   “He won’t be running any races in Europe before the Jamaica National Trials; that’s for sure,” said his agent Cubie Seegobin. The trials are set for June 24 to 26 in Kingston, one month before the much anticipated London Olympics, July 27 to August 8.
   The 22-year-old 2011 World 100m champion recently returned home from Europe, where he engaged in promotional duties for Adidas, his sponsor, and will begin his 2012 season at local meets in Jamaica, such as the annual February Camperdown Classic and Gibson Relays.
                                                  Jamaica Invitational and New York
   Seegobin also confirmed that Blake will be running at the Jamaica International Invitational World Challenge in May and that he is also looking at the Diamond League New York Adidas Grand Prix in June.
   Blake’s 19.26 200m clocking last season remains the buzz, fueling much debate among track enthusiasts and pundits in the media and elsewhere, over whether the new threat to 25-year-old Usain Bolt, his friend and training partner, will defeat Bolt in London. At this point, a clash between the two before the trials is unlikely.
   In the meantime, Blake is making the necessary preparations for the season, adjusting to his new star status with all eyes on him, and enjoying life the way many 22-year-olds do.

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FLASHBACK VIDEOS
* Usain Bolt's 6 World Records
* The All-Caribbean Squad that Won Gold for Canada. 1996 Olympics
Feel the rush as the team of Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin and Donovan Bailey beat the US in fine style (37.68 to 38.05). Lead-off man Esmie was born in Jamaica, backstretch runner Gilbert was born in Trinidad, 3rd-leg Surin was born in Haiti, and anchor Bailey was born in Jamaica. The US team comprised of Jon Drummond, Tim Harden, Michael Marsh and Dennis Mitchell.
* Jamaica's Don Quarrie vs. T&T's Hasely Crawford. 1976 Olympics

See Crawford overtake Quarrie in the 100m final to take gold.

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