President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), Christopher Samuda, said despite the controversy surrounding the staging of the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he believes it is important for stakeholders to come together and ensure that the
President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), Christopher Samuda, said despite the controversy surrounding the staging of the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he believes it is important for stakeholders to come together and ensure that the
Shanae Gordon is used to clutching a ball and outsprinting rivals in her daily practice and play. In the classroom, the national rugby player proves how much those qualities are part of her educational habits. Shanae has grabbed a scholarship provided by the Jamaica Olympic
There is much hope and excitement that the development of Jamaica’s junior gymnastics will spring to another development, with the inaugural Mayberry Gymnastics Strength and Skill Testing Series. More than 100 youngsters, aged five years and older, are participating in the first event in the series, which
The JAAA has secured at least one international race for Jamaica’s men’s 4x100m relay squad as they attempt to a secure spot at the Tokyo Olympics later this year. A Jamaican quartet will race at a World Athletics Continental Tour track and field meet to be
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) has pumped its most significant investment yet into a particular sport with $14.5 million to the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA). Dubbed ‘Olympic Destiny’, the agreement is set to provide a huge boost to the nation’s athletes gearing up for the
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) has pumped its biggest investment yet into a particular sport with a $14.5-million financing to the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA). Dubbed ‘Olympic Destiny’, the agreement is set to provide a huge boost to the nation’s athletes gearing up for the
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) is making every effort to have chess included among the list of sports contested at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games. Christopher Samuda, president, JOA, advised of the move as part of the association's broader plan to improve player opportunity
TRIPLE jumper Kimberly Williams was the only Jamaican winner at yesterday's USATF Golden Games and Distance Open at Hilmer Lodge Stadium at Mt San Antonio College in Walnut, California, but it was two good runs in the women's 100m by teen sensation Briana Williams that
Tokyo , Japan (AFP) - World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said yesterday he believes the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics can be "a beacon of hope and optimism", despite infections surging in Japan and other countries.
A virus state of emergency in Tokyo and other parts of Japan
O'DAYNE Richards enjoyed a good day in the shot put at the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) Qualification Trials Series recently, throwing a season's best 19.79m to take the event quite comfortably.
Richards, who was clearly in a good mood, began his sequence with 18.84m