THE SUNSHINE Girls became the darlings of the nation after their run in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games netball final in August. Although they lost to Australia, the team scored rare wins over powerhouses Australia, in the earlier round, and New Zealand in the semifinals, and
HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER Ricardo ‘Big 12’ Brown followed his welterweight compatriot Joshua Fraser into the professional ranks in 2022. Both have been perfect. After his disappointment at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Brown went pro and has decimated his opponents to date for a 5-0 record.
Nicola Guy prevailed in a fiercely fought battle to claim her first national full bore/target rifle shooting title at the recently concluded Jamaica Rifle Association National Championship which was contested at the Jamaica Defence Force Twickenham Park Range, in St Catherine, Jamaica. On the opening day,
INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL Federation (FIBA) instructor, Nelson Isley, who is currently on the island as part of a coaching clinic being held in Jamaica, says despite the challenges the course brings, the first week has been fruitful. According to Nelson, he was pleased with the “on-court” presentation
While it was not all smooth sailing for Jamaica's gymnastics this year, the association's head Nicole Grant-Brown expressed satisfaction with how things transpired for the most parts. For Grant-Brown, the fact that the positives outweigh the negatives, in her assessment, speaks volumes of the progress made
It will be a signal milestone when the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) initiates the "Kingston Liberec Connection" as a model partnership in the global sport film industry. On a recent visit to the Czech Republic, JOA President, Christopher Samuda, who was a guest of the Liberec
Twenty-eight of the island’s top coaches are expected to benefit tremendously from the new World Association of Basketball Coaches Certification (WABC) course, which will be held from December 5-17 in Kingston.
The court was ready on Wednesday 23rd November , starting at 9:00 a.m. start the volleyball competitions in the I Central American and Caribbean Sea and Beach Games that are held in Santa Marta.
NEXT year is shaping up to be another historic year for the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) with several teams having already qualified for the El Salvador Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in June and the Santiago Pan American Games in October, 2023.
President of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) Garth Gayle says Jamaica's nomination for the World Athletics Member Federation Award is "a proud moment for us". Jamaica is one of six national federations that were shortlisted by World Athletics for the award that "honours a national
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