Olympic athletes should be among those prioritised for a coronavirus vaccine so that the Tokyo Games can go ahead, according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound. The rescheduled Games are set to get under way on July 23, a whole calendar year after the original starting date, despite concerns
International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound is uncertain whether the Tokyo Games will be able to go ahead. After the Olympics were postponed in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, they have been rescheduled for this year, with events due to run in Japan's capital from
Victor Stewart, head of the refereeing department at the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), says there is a chronic shortage of officials in the country and is urging young, physically fit Jamaicans with a knowledge of the game to become part of the association. Before the novel
Sports administration is not as easy as many think it is. It’s even harder in an environment with tight financial resources, more so during a pandemic which put a stop to all sports last year. This is The Gleaner’s list of administrators who handled those
PARIS, France (AFP) — The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be the centrepiece of a crammed sporting year in 2021 as sports administrators who had their calendars wiped away by the novel coronavirus pandemic try to fill the gaps even as a second wave hits. While the
The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) continues to manifest the importance of a corporate governance structure in sport, with smooth transition to its programmes. Most recently, the apex body for sport in the country unfurled the JOA Internship, JOA Scholarship, and Advanced Sports Management programmes, to widen
President of the Jamaica Baseball Association (JBA), Uel Gordon, says the body is currently working to meet administrative requirements set by the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), in order to solicit the monthly subvention provided by the Government organisation to local sporting bodies. Gordon said they are
With some semblance of support coming from friends in Brazil, president of Jamaica Skateboard Federation (JSF) Steve Douglas is hoping more financial assistance will be forthcoming, particularly from a local perspective, to complete the erection of the Trench Town Boys' Town Reggae Skatepark by mid-year
Defending her double sprint titles at next year's postponed Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, will be more of a motivation for her rather than pressure says Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah. Thompson-Herah, who also finished the truncated 2020 season as the fastest woman over the 100m after running
Jamaica's discus thrower Shadae Lawrence has started preparing for next summer's Olympic Games but is trying hard to balance training and regular day work, especially not being a sponsored athlete. Lawrence, who graduated from Kansas State University after studying economics and is now working at a
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