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The Latest Jamaica Sports News
Bolt, Calvert top glitzy Zenith Awards at Pegasus
Monday, December 02, 2013
DR Usain Bolt and Schillonie Calvert were the stars of a glittering Racers Track Club Zenith Awards held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Saturday night. The second annual awards and fund-raising banquet showcased the Racers athletes who have strived for excellence and who have reached the zenith. Not surprisingly, B ...more
PHOTO: For you, coach!
Monday, December 02, 2013
Racers Track Club coach Glen Mills (2nd right) holds a plaque presented to him by his Olympian charges (from left) Warren Weir, Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake in a shoe of the trio's appreaciation during the Racers Track Club Zenith Awards at the Pegasus ...more
Pope warns Olympic leaders over commercialisation of athletes
Sunday, November 24, 2013
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has met a large delegation of Olympic leaders, and used the occasion to issue a warning over the commercialisation of athletes. Francis told several hundred members of the European Olympic Committees that when ...more
COCAA gets help
Thursday, November 21, 2013
PETERSFIELD, Westmoreland — J&G Alternative Energy Solutions has come to the rescue of the County of Cornwall Athletics Association's (COCAA) Cross Country championships to be hosted by Petersfield High today, starting at 10:00am.
It will ...more
Bolt fears WADA's claim could cost him millions
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
MONTE CARLO, Monaco (CMC) — Sprint icon Usain Bolt fears he will lose millions of dollars in potential sponsorship as a result of suggestions that he could be barred from competing at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
The claim has come from the World ...more
US sprinter Patton quits
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
In a statement on his website, the 35-year-old said: "I'm used to sprinting, so I'll keep this one short. "After 13 years on the track, I'm taking my spikes off. It's time to shut it down." Patton, who will turn 36 on December 4, was part of the US ...more
Bolt may reconsider plans to retire after Rio 2016
Monday, November 18, 2013
MONACO (CMC ) — Jamaican Usain Bolt may ditch plans to retire from track after the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The World and Olympic sprint champion said there is a possibility that he would compete at the 2017 IAAF World Championsh ...more
Pitter repeats as CB Group UWI 5K Run/Walk champion
Monday, November 18, 2013
Shawn Pitter returned to capture the top male runner spot at the CB Group UWI 5K Run/Walk yesterday, which ended at the Mona Bowl.
With this victory, Pitter retained his title from the inaugural 2012 staging. Rushaun Johnson was impressive but only ...more
Peerless - Bolt, Shelly-Ann named Athletes of the Year
Sunday, November 17, 2013
MONACO (CMC) — Jamaica's World and Olympic champions Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were named World Athletes of the Year yesterday.
Bolt, who won the award for the fifth time, and Fraser-Pryce, a first-time winner, receiv ...more
Athletes caught doping could face four-year bans
Sunday, November 17, 2013
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Athletes who use banned substances face up to four-year bans from competitive sport under beefed-up rules approved Friday to curb doping amid scandals like that of cyclist Lance Armstrong. Global leaders pass ...more
US anti-doping agency wants to help Jamaica
Saturday, November 16, 2013
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CMC) — United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) says it wants to help the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) recover from a doping scandal that has rocked the athletics world. Chief Executive Travis Tygart signa ...more
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