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Articles written by 'Desmond G. Palmer'

Why the 60m Suits Powell Just Fine

by Desmond G. Palmer, posted on December 08, 2011 12:18 AM

Filed Under: Indoor Circuit

Melainie Walker Performs Against All Odds

by Desmond G. Palmer, posted on September 03, 2011 5:03 PM

Highly upset over being assigned lane 8 in the World Championships women’s 400m hurdles final this week, the defending Olympic and 2009 World champion, Jamaica’s Melaine Walker, thought seriously about not running the event. Full Story »
Filed Under: Unspecified

It is Misplaced Penalty to Exclude the Athletes from Champs

by Desmond G. Palmer, posted on March 21, 2011 3:45 PM

The news that athletes from all of nine schools cannot compete at the prestigious 4-day Jamaica Boys and Girls Athletics Championships (Champs) next week, because their schools were late in sending in entry applications, was disappointing, to say the least. Full Story »

Filed Under: Jamaica

Blake’s 200m Run Is No Surprise

by Desmond G. Palmer, posted on July 27, 2010 3:22 AM

While the world and his wife are freaking out over Yohan Blake’s race against Tyson Gay, Caribbean TrackLife isn’t the least bit surprised; it has been a long time coming. Check his track record. Full Story »
Filed Under: Jamaica

Jamaica, Do Not Let These Events Slip Through The Cracks

by Desmond G. Palmer, posted on April 23, 2010 4:40 PM

Once again, Caribbean track and field powerhouse Jamaica dominated the 2010 CARIFTA Games held in the Cayman Islands, April 3 to 5. Significant about Jamaica’s win though, was not that they hauled 72 medals (37 gold, 22 silver and 13 bronze), since frankly, the island’s performance is now a habit (26 years in a row), but that 22 of those medals were won for field events and 11 of the 22 were gold. This signals that the country needs to be broadening its horizon to seriously focus on the non-traditionals (field events and long distance races) that are treated like poor relatives while there’s a tendency to flock to the sprints that get all the glory. Full Story »
Filed Under: Unspecified
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