Regional Athletics
Barbadian sprinter Mario Burke joins Jamaica's MVP Track and Field club
- By Sports Desk
- Sports Desk
- 2025-01-12 17:37:18
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NACAC President Mike Sands champions sports as a tool for youth empowerment and social change
- By Sherdon Cowan
- Sherdon Cowan
- 2025-01-11 19:28:56
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Kirani James conferred with honorary Doctor of Laws Degree by University of the West Indies
- By Sports Desk
- Sports Desk
- 2025-01-06 17:27:21
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St. Lucia to field small team at Pan Am Junior Games
- By Sports Desk
- Sports Desk
- 2025-01-04 16:01:07
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Eastern Caribbean Olympians named "Persons of the Year" by New York Magazine
- By Sports Desk
- Sports Desk
- 2024-12-31 10:47:57
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce humbled by emotional tribute from New Zealand Rugby star Michaela Blyde: "To have that friendship and bond is something special"
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2024-09-26 07:22:44
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Denied! Jamaica Women's WorldU20 4x100m relay world record rejected by World Athletics!
Jamaica’s Women’s U20 4x100m relay team has been denied the ratification of the world record set...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2022-06-01 09:06:23
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SportsMax partners with free-to-air stations to broadcast 2022 CARIFTA Games across the region
As the CARIFTA Games return for the first time since 2019, SportsMax, the Caribbean’s premier...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2022-04-10 17:50:00
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2021 Carifta Games have been cancelled says NACAC
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2021-05-10 18:09:52
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2021 Carifta Games pushed back to August 13-15 in Bermuda
The 2021 Carifta Games scheduled for Bermuda has been pushed back to August 13-15, 2021, Mike...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2021-03-11 12:15:39
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Jamaica confirmed to host the 49th Carifta Games from April 16-18, 2022
The Jamaica Administrative Athletics Association (JAAA) has confirmed that Jamaica will host the...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2021-11-19 18:38:36
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NACAC to make final decision on 2021 Carifta Games in May after Bermuda experiences Covid-19 spikes
With recent spikes in the number of Covid-19 cases in Bermuda, a final decision on the fate of the...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2021-04-19 15:32:21
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Jamaica names powerful squad for next month's 2022 Carifta Games in Kingston
Garth Gayle, President of the Jamaica Athletic Administrative Association (JAAA) has expressed...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2022-03-30 19:20:24
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St Lucia's 2018 Commonwealth Games high jump gold medalist, Levern Spencer, retires at age 37
After an illustrious career that spanned more than two decades, St Lucian high jumper Levern...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2021-11-04 06:06:53
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Team Jamaica Bickle disappointed but understands cancellation of 2021 Penn Relays
Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB) said it is disappointed but understands the reasons for the cancellation of the 2021...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2021-03-04 18:56:21
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Anna Quirot's triumph over adversity among the most compelling stories of track and field
World Athletics has named Cuba’s Ana Quirot winning gold medals at the 1995 and 1997 World...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2020-04-01 12:25:36
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Team Jamaica Bickle preparing to welcome Jamaican athletes back to Penn Relays following two-year absence
Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB) is preparing to welcome Jamaican athletes to the Penn Relays Carnival...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2022-04-15 11:07:33
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St Vincent and Grenadines to open historic new stadium facility Wednesday
A new EC $5million stadium facility with a synthetic track, the first of its kind of St Vincent...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2020-11-02 16:39:05
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Edwin Allen girls dominant in 4x100m heats as 2022 Penn Relays get underway
Edwin Allen High School was the fastest qualifier to the final of the High School Girls 4x100m at...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-04-28 12:36:53
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NACAC postpones 2021 CARIFTA Games until July citing Covid-19 concerns
The 2021 Carifta Games will not be staged on the traditional Easter weekend. Instead, the regional junior...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2021-01-22 15:51:42
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New Carifta dates could create opportunities for some junior athletes - Mike Sands
NACAC President Mike Sands believes that the new August dates set for the 2021 Carifta Games could...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2021-03-12 14:52:32
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How a canteen rescued Hydel High School's Penn Relays campaign
Hydel High School has been doing well at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but their...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2022-04-29 17:11:39
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Jamaica given green light to host 2022 Carifta Games
Following the cancellation of the Carifta Games in Bermuda earlier this year because of the...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2021-11-08 08:35:07
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Jamaica eager to host Carifta Games but final decision subject to "sign-offs, approvals" and funding
Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports says she supports...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2021-11-11 13:39:53
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Athing Mu, Grant Holloway, Yohan Blake among stars lined up for inaugural USATF Bermuda Games, April 9
Olympic 800m champion Athing Mu, Yohan Blake, as well as Sha’ Carri Richardson, have been...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2022-03-18 11:07:34
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Jamaica revises vaccination policy for 2022 Carifta Games
Athletes, coaches and support personnel arriving in Jamaica for next month’s Carifta Games will no...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2022-03-23 14:18:45
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Puerto Rico's Olympic Gold medalist Jasmine Camacho-Quinn runs world lead at USATF Bermuda Games
Puerto Rico’s defending Olympic champion in the Women’s 100m Hurdles Jasmine Camacho-Quinn stamped her...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-04-09 17:32:27
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NACAC Athletes Commission ready to bring their voice to Council
In its first information session, the NACAC Athletes Commission earlier this month, reaffirmed its...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2021-02-17 15:09:59
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Thompson-Herah, Williams in loaded 100m field at USATF Golden Games
Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah will be among the Caribbean athletes on show...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-04-14 11:25:29
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Edwin Allen, Hydel in record-breaking form at Penn Relays
Edwin Allen was once again in dominant form to win the Championship of America High School Girls...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-04-29 17:32:36
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Camperdown takes 4x100m title as 2022 Penn Relays come to a close
Camperdown High School made good on the promise they showed in the heats on Friday to win the...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-04-30 17:25:59
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2019 World Champ Anderson Peters shows kids track is more than sprints and jumps
Anderson Peters, the 2019 World Champion in the javelin, believes that in winning the world title...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2020-04-07 18:58:14
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Holmwood Technical athlete Samantha Pryce breaks leg at Penn Relays, to undergo surgery
Holmwood athlete Samantha Pryce suffered a horrible accident in which her leg was broken during...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2022-04-29 19:28:40
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St Lucia selects 18-member team for 2022 Friendship Games
The St Lucia Athletics Association has selected an 18-member squad to represent the island at the...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2022-05-25 16:52:57
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Shericka Jackson and Rasheed Broadbell included in 39-member Jamaica team to NACAC Area Championships in The Bahamas
World 200m champion Shericka Jackson, Commonwealth Games 110m hurdles gold medallist Rasheed...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2022-08-12 18:20:33
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Omar McLeod wins 110m hurdles opener at Hurricane Alumni Invitational
Jamaican Olympic and World 110m hurdles gold medallist Omar McLeod opened his 2022 outdoor season...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-04-11 09:16:45
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Controversy reigns as U20 4x100m relay to be re-run following protest, Jamaica's U17 Boys and Girls teams disqualified
Two of Jamaica’s relay teams were disqualified last night at the 50th Carifta Games in Nassau,...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2023-04-10 07:48:13
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Richard Pandohie named patron of 2022 Carifta Games
Richard Pandohie, the Chief Executive Officer of the Seprod Group of Companies, has been named...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2022-02-04 14:25:13
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Michelle Lee-Ahye runs meet record 11.17 to win 100m at Irena Szewinska Memorial in Poland
Trinidadian 2018 Commonwealth Games 100m gold medalist Michelle Lee-Ahye ran a new meet record...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-06-03 14:57:44
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Blake runs season's best 10.05 for second at Ostrava Golden Spike
2011 100m World champion Yohan Blake ran a season’s best 10.05 for second in the Men’s 100m at the...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-05-31 12:48:55
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Tiny BVI establishing itself as an emerging force in Caribbean track and field
The tremendous success at the 49th Carifta Games in Kingston, Jamaica, is only another step on the...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2022-04-25 16:16:02
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Ackeem Blake runs 9.95 for second at New York Grand Prix
Jamaican sprinter Ackeem Blake became the second Jamaican, alongside Oblique Seville, to dip below 10...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-06-13 11:38:38
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Shanieka Ricketts produces 14.35 to win triple jump at Paavo Nurmi Games
2019 World Championship silver medallist Shanieka Ricketts produced a 14.35m effort to win the...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-06-14 13:19:57
- Hits 1988
Jamaica's Charokee Young runs world leading 49.87 to win 400m at Tom Jones Memorial Invitational
Jamaica’s Charokee Young continued her fine form to start this season by winning the Women’s...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-04-16 15:35:54
- Hits 1983
Alfred continues fine season with 100m victory at inaugural Caribbean Games in Guadeloupe
St. Lucia’s Julian Alfred can now call herself the inaugural Caribbean Games Women’s 100m Champion after...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-07-02 10:25:01
- Hits 1983
Camperdown qualify fastest for boys 4x100m final as 2022 Penn Relays continue
Camperdown High led all qualifiers to the Championship of America High School Boys 4x100m final as...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-04-29 13:36:39
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Minnesota’s Devin Augustine wins sprint double at Longhorn Invitational; Jamaican Ashanti Moore wins 100m
Trinidad & Tobago’s Devin Augustine and Jamaica’s Ashanti Moore were among the winners at the 2023...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2023-03-06 09:56:43
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"The Games are on," says CANOC president Brian Lewis ahead of 2022 Caribbean Games
The President of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC), Brian Lewis,...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-04-12 09:55:00
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Miller-Uibo, Taylor fastest into 400m finals at NACAC Championships in The Bahamas
World championships gold medallist Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Commonwealth champion Sada Williams...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2022-08-19 16:06:28
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2022 World Championship 400m bronze medallist Sada Williams left out of Barbados' Independence Awards
2022 World Championship 400m bronze medallist Sada Williams was controversially left out of...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-11-30 12:10:07
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Wasome, Gittens score big wins at Texas vs Texas A&M Dual
The Jamaica-born duo of Stacey-Ann Williams and Charokee Young finished first and second for their...
- By Kwesi Mugisa
- Kwesi Mugisa
- 2021-04-03 19:06:50
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Augustine not worried about BVI athletes switching allegiance to UK "There is no better place to be king than home."
Citing the presence of the BVI Olympic Committee and financial support from a shoe sponsor in...
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2022-05-02 13:16:39
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T&T's Richards impressive in 200m win at Tom Jones Invitational
Trinidad and Tobago’s Jereem Richards continued a stellar start to his season with an impressive...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-04-16 08:53:39
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Nkrumie, Hibbert, Cole headline Jamaica squad for 2023 CARIFTA Games in Nassau
Bouwahjgie Nkrumie, Jaydon Hibbert and Serena Cole headline the squad selected to represent...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2023-03-27 12:50:30
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Thompson-Herah and Parchment among winners at 2022 Puerto Rico Athletics Classic
Reigning Olympic champions Hansle Parchment and Elaine Thompson-Herah were among winners at...
- By Bradley Jacks
- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-05-13 09:38:30
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