The Jamaican delegation is still awaiting their first medal after three full days of competition in six sporting events so far at the inaugural Pan American Junior Games in Cali, Colombia.
The Games started on Friday and Jamaicans have so far competed in squash, skateboarding, badminton,
SKATEBOARDER JOEL Ricketts, who will make a historic appearance for Jamaica at the Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, which gets under way today, said that despite his inexperience, he would not be surprised if he takes home a medal. He begins competition today.
amaica’s senior amateur boxer, super heavyweight Ricardo Brown has entered the professional ranks. The 31-year-old Brown - popularly known as 'Big 12' - has signed with Canadian promoting company, United Promotions and is expected to make his pro debut early next year. Brown, who has been based
The Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation has launched a gofundme campaign to raise funds to purchase bobsleighs as the team looks forward to taking part in the 2022 Winter Olympics which will be held in Beijing, China. “We qualified a skeleton athlete and our first women's
JAMAICA’S TEAM to the recent Americup 3x3 Basketball Championship has been likened to the famous Jamaica bobsleigh team that competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics. The comparison was made in a story on the International Basketball Federation (FIVB) website, FIVB basketball, during the tournament played two
WORK BY the Jamaica Volleyball Association (JaVA) is under way with the aim of restarting local play early in 2022. This follows the decision earlier this month by the health authorities to give JaVA the green light, after more than a year of COVID-19-enforced inactivity.
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) takes another historic step, but this time it is in film, television, and cinema. Next year, from October 20 to 22, it will host OlympicJamFest as part of the global film festival of the Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs (FICTS). President
NATIONAL SENIOR netball captain, Jhaniele Fowler, says the Sunshine Girls have nothing to fear when they take on England in the three-Test Vitality Series starting on November 28. Fowler, along the rest of the 12-member Jamaica squad, departed the island yesterday for the highly anticipated series.
The Jamaica Administrative Athletics Association (JAAA) has confirmed that Jamaica will host the 49th Junior Carifta Track and Field Games in Kingston from April 16 – 18, 2022 at a cost of just under US$1 million. The event has also been sanctioned by the Government of
GOOD RESULTS at last weekend’s AmeriCup 3x3 Basketball have boosted the nation’s ranking from 16 to number 6 in the Americas. According to Jamaica Basketball Association president Paulton Gordon, there is already a different buzz about the hoopsters in black-green-and-gold.
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