TOKYO (AP): Japan mobilised military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka on Monday as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination roll-out and curb coronavirus infections just two months before hosting the Olympics. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is determined
When Conan Osborne scored the last-gasp try that qualified Jamaica for their first Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2018, the Reggae Crocs’ captain did not think it could get any better than that.
What had already been a ground-breaking year
Sprint hurdler Rasheed Broadbell and schoolboy sprinter Sachin Dennis were among the most impressive competitors on a day that saw several strong performances, as local athletes geared up for next month’s National Senior Championships at yesterday’s series-opening JOA/JAAA Olympic Destiny Meet inside the National Stadium. The
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Friday it will trial the use of dried blood spot testing at the Tokyo Olympics, an innovative new technique hailed as a potential "game-changer" in the fight against drug cheats. Speaking following a virtual meeting of the global
The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) has added a prize incentive to the meet to be staged at the National Stadium as part of its Olympic Destiny Series tomorrow. JAAA Treasurer Ludlow Watts made the announcement at a press conference recently. Watts says the top six athletes
Mayberry Investments unveiled The Mayberry Gymnastics Strength and Skills Series inside its boardroom in Kingston recently. Mayberry Investments Chief Executive Officer Gary Peart says that to see this event come to life is a fulfilling moment. “We understand and we have seen first hand the positive impact
Rusheen McDonald won his first race of the 2021 track and field season when he took section one of two in the men's 400m at the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA)/Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) Olympic Destiny Series at the National Stadium in Kingston, last Saturday.
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Confronted in Japan with some of the strongest medical-community opposition yet to the Tokyo Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach offered on Wednesday to have added medical personnel available to help out when the Games open in just over nine weeks. Bach gave few details, speaking remotely
Gymnast Francis remains upbeat on Olympic debut despite virus situation in Japan Despite the growing concerns about the surge in COVID-19 cases in Japan sparking some doubts around the Olympic Games, Jamaica's gymnast Danusia Francis is maintaining a positive outlook as she continues preparation for her
A group of teenage boys who recently expressed a desire to represent Jamaica in the Olympics will be given an opportunity to train as divers for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. The boys, who live in Port Royal in East Kingston, have been swimming
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