Jamaica’s four-man Bobsled team ended 2021 on a high after securing a medal at the North American Cup in Lake Placid, New York. The team consisting of Shanwayne Stephens, Ashley Watson, Rolando Reid, and Matthew Wekpe got a time of 1:52.87 to finish seventh overall in
The Jamaica Lacrosse Association (JLA) recently signed a partnership with the Spanish Town-based G.C. Foster College to have a course for the sport included in the institution’s curriculum. The elective course will educate candidates in the art of coaching, officiating and general knowledge of the sport. President
Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) President Christopher Samuda says the partnership with the United States Sports Academy (USSA) will help to increase the international standard of local coaches and sport executives, enhancing sports development in Jamaic
With diver Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson the newest athlete to join the Jamaican ranks, Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica president Martin Lyn is cautiously optimistic about the possibility of being a part of synchronised diving at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Eskrick-Parkinson, who was born in Calgary, Canada, is
Having had a taste of what can be achieved through skateboarding, local standout Mario Notice is hoping to not only take his career to the next level, but also to inspire others to take on the tricky trek.
Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian has all but officially qualified in the two-woman bobsleigh for next year’s Winter Olympics in China based on the latest International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) rankings. Following the completion of the North American Cup, Fenlator-Victorian has 766 points which rank her third among
For the past seven years, Yona Knight-Wisdom was the sole face of Jamaican diving, representing the country at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Pan American Games and the 2016 and 2020 Olympics. That could be about to change as another talented young diver has emerged, eager to
Champion swimmer Alia Atkinson will be aiming to cop Jamaica's first medal at the 15th FINA World Short Course Championship when she contests the women's 100-metre breaststroke final in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, today.
Atkinson, who was disqualified from the 50m breaststroke on the
Robert Scott (left), general manager, Lifespan Spring Water, and honorary consul to Latvia, and Roxanne Brown (right), brand manager, Banana Boat, look on as Billy Wilmot (second left), president, Jamaica Surfing Association, presents Sharma Beckford with his prize after he won the surfing competition at
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) says recently deceased 91-year-old Byron LaBeach, who was the alternate member of Jamaica's 4X400 metres relay team that won the event at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland, will always be remembered for the character that he infused in
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