Twenty-three-year-old Leford Green won the men’s 400m hurdles for Jamaica yesterday in a new Games record 48.47 secs ahead of Puerto Rico’s Javier Culson (48.58) and fellow Jamaican countryman Roxroy Cato (49.62). Full Story »
A ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday dashed Jamaica’s hopes of being upgraded from silver to gold for the women’s 4x400m relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) had decided to disqualify the winning US team because Marion Jones, one of its members, was found guilty of doping. However, following an appeal to CAS by members of the team except one, CAS has ruled against disqualifying the entire US team because of the doping of one athlete. Full Story »
The City of Miramar in Florida will be buzzing July 9 to 11, when an unprecedented showing of some 500 athletes from 32 member nations of the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) compete in the Under 23 Track and Field Championships at the Ansin Sports Complex.
Under the auspices of the IAAF (International Amateur Athletics Federation) and the USATF (USA Track & Field), the Championships will see athletes representing Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, the Netherland Antilles, Nicaragua, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, the USA, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
Events to be contested include Javelin, Long Jump, Discus Throw, Shot Put, High Jump, Pole Vault, Hammer Throw, various distance races and hurdles.
This year’s Jamaica National Championships get underway today, Saturday and will feature a number of current and future stars. Therefore, the absence of Usain Bolt, as well as other quality athletes, from the two-day event is not expected to put a damper on the Trials, which will see Asafa Powell, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Nesta Carter, Michael Frater and Shericka Williams, among others, competing. Full Story »
Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell has ended his six-year association with Nike.
According to reports in the Jamaican media, the popular American sportswear manufacturer offered Powell a financial package that was significantly lower than the amount in his contract that ended December last year. Full Story »