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Athletics
Michael O'Hara leaves Racers
In a bid to reignite his career, Jamaican athletics prodigy Michael O'Hara has left Racers Track Club, returning to his former Calabar High coach, Craig Sewell. Read More
Michael Fray remembered as track talent that never truly self-actualise
A talent “that went to waste” was how Michael Fray was described by a renowned sportscaster, Allie McNab.But close family friend Stratton Palmer said Fray epitomised the typical Jamaican sportsman. Read More
Marathon Insurance going the distance with JOA for Tokyo 2020
Marathon Insurance Brokers has extended its Olympic journey with Jamaica's team to the 2020 Olympic Games, by partnering with the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) in its biggest way yet to provide coverage before, during and after the games. Read More
Head over heels
Jamaica's double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson, who recently tied the knot, says hubby Derron Herah has been a source of inspiration. Read More
Photo: Head over heels
Jamaica's double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson poses with her husband Derron Herah during their weding cermony at Old Fort Bay in St Ann on Saturday. (Photo: LEXON) Read More
Olympic chief urges focus on cheating athletes' 'entourage'
KATOWICE, Poland (AFP) — Olympic chief Thomas Bach yesterday urged governments to do more to help “drain the doping swamp” by going after the entourage of a cheating athlete. Read More
Photo: TOP WALKERS
Tamii Brown (centre), commercial and corporate affairs manager at Salada Foods Jamaica, congratulates top 5K male walkers, second-place finisher O'Shea Morgan (left) of Shizzlefit, and first-place finisher Lenworth Hunter of Kingston Freeport, during the 2019 ICWI/Jamaica Reach to Recovery Pink... Read More
CB Group UWI 5K/Moses Davis scholarship sets cultural student on course
When dancehall entertainer Moses “Beenie Man” Davis walked onto the Mona campus of The University of the West Indies for the launch of the CB Group UWI 5K on Wednesday, October 2, some of his fans could not help but try to get his attention. Read More
Latvian undersecretary pays courtesy call on JOA
Jamaica's apex sporting body, the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), has broadened the local dialogue on sport and sport development in a way that has brought overseas stakeholders to the table in bilateral discussions. Read More
Thomas, Martin top 2019 ICWI/Jamaica Reach To Recovery Pink Run
Henry Thomas and Arieta Martin came out as the overall respective winners in the male and female open run category of the 2019 ICWI/Jamaica Reach To Recovery Pink Run on Sunday in New Kingston. Read More
JOA, Ukraine National Olympic Committee sign historic MOU
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) and the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine signed a memorandum of understanding under which the exchange of coaching expertise, technical and scientific research and sport medicine capabilities across the disciplines will take... Read More
19th Reggae Marathon set for December 8 in Negril
THE 19th staging of the highly acclaimed Reggae Marathon, which also includes half marathon and 10K races, is expected to be another successful marketing platform for Jamaica as a tourist destination, according to organisers and stakeholders. Read More
Russia anti-doping boss expects lengthy Olympic ban
Moscow, Russia (AFP) — Russia's anti-doping chief is predicting a lengthy Olympic ban for the national squad, lashing out at Moscow authorities who he says handed over falsified lab data to international investigators. Read More
Registration extended for ICWI Pink Run
The registration deadline for the 2019 ICWI/Jamaica Reach to Recovery Pink Run 5K has been extended to Thursday, October 24, ahead of the road race on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Emancipation Park in Kingston. Read More
Don Quarrie says Jamaica's men will get it right in Tokyo
Following the poor display from Jamaica's men in the sprints at the just concluded IAAF World Athletics Championships, Jamaica's technical leader and sprint icon Donald Quarrie, believes they will bounce back at next year's Olympic Games in Japan. Read More
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