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- Sprint queen Fraser-Pryce cruises to victory in London 1:18 pm
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Athletics
‘Tru’ 5K moment
Trade Winds Citrus Limited (TWCL) once again delivered on another promise to the Linstead Hospital by handing over infant warmers and other associated equipment to the Maternity Ward yesterday. Read More
Racers Grand Prix launch today
The press launch for the Adidas Racers Grand Prix is set for today at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel where “the galaxy of stars” is expected to be revealed for the June 8 meet inside the National Stadium. Read More
Fraser-Pryce saunters to win
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce showed good form in the 200m during the hastily arranged Nike Seniors Link Up at National Stadium on Saturday. Read More
Tajay Gayle steals show Nike Seniors Linkup
Tajay Gayle stole the show at the Nike Seniors Linkup athletics meet when he won the men's long jump with an impressive 8.30m (0.5) inside National Stadium on Saturday. Read More
Kiara Grant sets new Jamaica 100m junior record
Kiara Grant ran 11.11 seconds (1.5m/s) yesterday to set a new Jamaican national junior record in the women's 100m at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) outdoors championship at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, lowering the 11.12 seconds set 19 years ago by Veronica Campbell... Read More
After ruling, Semenya to run in Doha Diamond League
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Olympic champion Caster Semenya, who lost her legal challenge against new IAAF gender rules, will race in the 800 metres in today's Doha Diamond League after making a late entry, organisers said yesterday. Read More
South Africans livid at Semenya decision
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South African fans of Olympian Caster Semenya yesterday expressed shock and disappointment after their star athlete lost a bid to challenge IAAF rules forcing female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels. Read More
Semenya loses landmark challenge against IAAF testosterone rules
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) — South African runner Caster Semenya yesterday lost her court challenge against IAAF rules forcing some female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels, but judges voiced concern with the “discriminatory” regulations. Read More
Preparations in high gear for JTA/Sagicor National Athletics Championships on May 24, 25
The Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), in association with Sagicor Foundation, launched the 36th annual JTA/Sagicor National Athletics Championships at the JTA's Head Office in Kingston yesterday. Read More
South Africans rally around Semenya as athletics ruling looms
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Fiercely loyal South African fans hope their Olympic champion Caster Semenya gets the all clear today when the outcome of a landmark hearing on proposed rules to restrict female athletes' testosterone levels is delivered. Read More
Lack of funding forces cancellation of this year's JII meet
THIS year's edition of the Jamaica International Invitational meet, (JII), which was set for this Saturday, May 4, has been cancelled due to the lack of funding, said the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) in a press release yesterday. Read More
Whitehorne, Edwin Allen rewarded for outstanding performances at Penn Relays
CALABAR High's Evaldo Whitehorne and the record-breaking Edwin Allen High girls' 4x100m team were rewarded for their outstanding peformances at last week's 125th staging of the Penn Relays Carnival at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, USA. Read More
Dacres wants to improve on last year's success
NATIONAL discus throw record holder Fedrick Dacres, eyeing the World Championships in Doha, Qatar, later this year, says he wants to build on the immense success he had in 2018. Read More
Jackson says coach Francis to determine her events
If Shericka Jackson knows which events she will be focusing on this season, she is not ready to say what they are yet, but it could be the 200m, the 400m, or both. Read More
Guardian Group Keep It Alive 5K Night Run to meet IAAF standards — Beckford
Race director Alan Beckford says best effort is being made to meet standards of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the world governing body of athletics, for this year's staging of the Guardian Group Keep It Alive 5K Night Run in Kingston and... Read More
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