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.
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.
Asafa Powell is pumped by the idea that he will once again be donning the national colours to represent Jamaica at a major global track and field event.
He was last week named to the 39-member squad selected by the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA)
G C Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, the only one of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean, has just added a course in the Fundamentals of Ice Hockey to its curriculum.
This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding in January last
THE National Powerlifting Association of Jamaica (NPAJ) is the newest sporting body formed in Jamaica and President Michael Blair hopes it will bridge the gap which exists between elite and non-elite sports locally.
The NPAJ, which was incorporated in December 2020, gained membership to the International
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
After meeting the Olympics ‘B’ qualifying standard for the 200m medley recently, national swimmer Keanan Dols jumped ahead of Michael Gunning for the Jamaica Olympic Association’s (JOA) allocated spot at the Tokyo Olympics in July. Dols clocked 2:02.15 minutes, a national record, at the Pro Swim
Kiara Grant has expressed delight with her recent performances at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Indoor Track and Field Championships in Arkansas and has promised more of the same, outdoors.
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) says the recently sealed three-year $45 million partnership with Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) is already being activated and a number of sport associations will benefit from the ongoing commitment of the apex national body to ensure the
Ever since COVID-19 took real effect on the Jamaican landscape around March 2020, the local sporting fraternity has taken a battering, with the vast majority of disciplines forced off the playground and their architects, the sportsmen and sportswomen, unable to parade their skills.
Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) has locked in a major deal with the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), which pledges support for the association over three years to the tune of $45 million.
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