TOKYO, Japan (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics torch relay will take another detour this weekend when it enters the southern island of Okinawa. A leg of the relay on Okinawa's resort island of Miyakojima set for Sunday has been cancelled altogether with coronavirus cases surging in
Jamaica's national record holder in the discus Fedrick Dacres returned to competitive action after about seven months out due to a hand injury, when he featured in the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association Qualification Trials Series at the National Stadium on Saturday.
Dacres had been
National sporting leaders have expressed appreciation for Supreme Ventures Limited's $45-million contribution to sport as they exhorted the advantages presented in this difficult period owing to the pandemic. This includes providing a launch pad for their activities. Supreme Ventures freshly inked the three-year contract with local
Athletics pioneer Dennis Johnson remembered as 'architect' of Jamaica's track and field
Basketball, which has been classified as a 'high-risk sport' along with football and netball, is hoping for a restart after the game came to a grinding halt more than a year ago out of concerns for the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Paulton Gordon, president of the
Organisers of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) have designed a number of strict safety protocols ahead of the event’s return next month, including mandatory COVID-19 tests as well as containment, for all
Jamaica's 2019 World Championships discus silver medallist Fedrick Dacres is yet to return to full training and is now in a serious race against time to qualify for, then make an impact at the Olympic Games. Dacres, Jamaica's 2018 Sportsman-of-the-Year, tore a ligament in his right
The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) has announced the withdrawal of a team to the World Athletics Relays set for May 1-2 in Chorzow, Poland.
Japanese residents with tickets to the Tokyo Olympics may not know until weeks before the games open if they'll be allowed to attend. Fans from abroad have already been barred, and on Wednesday organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto said a decision on venue capacity — or
IT wasn't a meet record at the ninth staging of the Velocity Fest at National Stadium in Kingston on Saturday, but the 62.60m thrown by Kai Chang was certainly the best performance among the field events.
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