The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) will, next month, launch its Olympic Coaches' Scholarships as the local governing body for Olympic sports continues its drive in making more professional the delivery of sports, especially the international games which fall under its remit. Those games include the Summer
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Christopher Samuda lauded young Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville on a brave performance to finish fourth in the Men's 100m final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Seville, the lone Jamaican in what was a stellar line-up for
Curling Jamaica has joined the World Curling Federation as the 67th Member Association on a Conditional Membership as part of the Americas zone and will be eligible to compete in the newly created Pan Continental Curling Championships. With 18 members and growing, Curling Jamaica is keen
President of the Jamaica Olympic Association, Christopher Samuda, issued a statement congratulating the Reggae Girlz on their qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup on Tuesday. The Girlz defeated Haiti 4-0 in Mexico on Monday to secure their second consecutive World Cup berth. “With victory over
Adam Senior and Deana Wheatle walked away with the main awards at the 2022 Mayberry-Jamaica Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (JABBFA) National Senior Championships last Saturday at the Courtleigh Auditorium in St Andrew. Senior was crowned the Mr Jamaica bodybuilding overall champion while Wheatle won the
Jamaica’s U-23 Sunshine Girls netball team won gold and the title of Caribbean Champions at the inaugural Caribbean Games held at the Laurel Flessel Complex in Guadeloupe on Saturday, July 2, 2022. The Sunshine Girls defeated Trinidad and Tobago in their final game, following their
J Responding to the call of coach Fitz Coleman for lights at the UWI-Usain Bolt Stadium on the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies, the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) delivered by financing the installation of lights. For months the track was without lights, which
Sports JaBA seeking $2.5m to send women’s team to World Cup qualifiers Jul 03, 2022 12:05 am · 0 comments President of the Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA), Paulton Gordon is seeking assistance to cover the $2.5 million needed to send the women’s team to the World Cup qualifiers in
President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Christopher Samuda is predicting an “impressive” medal haul at the inaugural Caribbean Games which began in Guadeloupe on Wednesday and runs through to July 3.
The vibe and energy of our region flowed last evening in Gudeloupe as the first Caribbean Games was officially opened.
Over 800 athetles and officials from 22 countries and territories crossed the Estadio René Serge Nabajoth’s track in Les Abymes
and then 