by Desmond G. Palmer, posted on April 23, 2010 3:57 PM
All roads continue to lead to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania today and tomorrow for the 116th Penn Relay Carnival at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field Stadium. And, as in past years, Caribbean die-hards, particularly the Jamaicans, as well as others who just want to experience the thrill, are journeying to Philly by train from across the country or flying to the New York-New Jersey-Philadelphia tri-state area from as far away as their Caribbean homeland. They’re coming to witness the world’s fastest man, Usain ‘Lightning’ Bolt, anchor one of Jamaica’s two sprint relays against archrival USA in the Visa Championship ‘USA vs. the World’ Series tomorrow afternoon, the final day of the Relays. Full Story »
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by Desmond G. Palmer, posted on February 28, 2010 6:51 AM
The Jamaica-based, Glen Mills-coached Racers Lions Track Club recorded a 2010 world leading sprint relay time in Kingston yesterday, February 27. Competing at the 34th staging of the annual Gibson Relays, the team of Kenroy Anderson, Yohan Blake, Marvin Anderson and Usain Bolt, running in that order, clocked 38.08 secs. ahead of another team from the Racers stable. Full Story »
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