PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Boxing Association (JBA), Stephen ‘Bomba’ Jones, said only locally based boxers will be considered for selection to the Commonwealth Games team headed to England in July this year. However, with the national boxing club championships pushed back to later this year, Jones
The financial performance of Jamaica's governing body for Olympic and non-Olympic sports continues to raise the bar in demonstrating prudence, innovation, investment savvy and commercial value. The annual general meeting of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), held in December last year at the Courtleigh Corporate Centre
Jamaica Rugby Union (JRU) President Jerry Benzwick is highly optimistic that the national team will be included in the second leg of the HSBC Rugby Sevens series now being held in Spain. The Jamaican team received a last-minute invitation to the tournament in Malaga last weekend
THE Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) has taken note of reports in the media in relation to the non-accreditation of physiotherapist Jo Brown, regarding the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, particularly statements made by and on behalf of the Jamaica Bobsled Federation, and is constrained to provide
It is an open secret that the present administration of the Jamaica Olympic Association, JOA, is creating “heat waves” in winter sports as it fulfills one of its mandates of growing and strengthening Jamaica’s representation in the winter Olympic Games with a competitive edge. Although
The strength of the brand of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) and the value of partnering with Jamaica's governing body for Olympic and non-Olympic sports have not escaped stakeholders of the sporting world. The latest global sport organization to initiate a partnership with the JOA is
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Jamaica Table Tennis Association (JTTA) will be looking to develop the sport from the grassroots by placing equipment in community centres across the island to enable access to more people at an earlier age. According to president, Andrew Lue, the Association has acquired
Weeks after the last swim of her storied career, 50- and 100-metre breaststroke world record holder Alia Atkinson is still adjusting to retirement. Atkinson is sure she left the pool at the right time, but she can feel a part of her expecting to be
A record number of coaches, who were last year registered by the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) for a rigorous hi-level coaches' course hosted by the Pan Am Sports Organization (PASO), successfully completed and are on course to achieve international certification. Coaches from several sports including handball,
The Jamaica Olympic Ice Hockey Federation (JOIHF) has secured a significant sponsorship deal from US-based Geneva Financial Home Loans to support its drive towards developing the sport and qualifying the team for the 2030 Winter Olympic Games.
Geneva Financial Home Loans is a mortgage
