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Jamaica srpinter Christania Williams.
Jamaica Athletics

Rising star Williams leaves MVP track club to join McLeod at Tumbleweed

January 17, 2020
Promising young Jamaica sprinter Christania Williams has left the local MVP Track Club to join Florida-based Tumbleweed Track Club in the United States. The 25-year-old Williams, a former high school…
Briana Williams signs multi-year deal with Nike
Jamaica Athletics

Briana Williams signs multi-year deal with Nike

January 17, 2020
Briana Williams has gone pro! The 17-year-old Jamaican, who had an outstanding year in 2019, has signed a multi-year contract with Nike. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Recognized…
Statue of Asafa Powell to be unveiled February 9
Jamaica Athletics

Statue of Asafa Powell to be unveiled February 9

January 17, 2020
The statue of former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell will be unveiled at the National Stadium on Sunday, February 9 at 4:00 pm.
St Mary High hoping to defend title at 2020 Northern Championships set for January 25
Jamaica Athletics

St Mary High hoping to defend title at 2020 Northern Championships set for January 25

January 16, 2020
St Mary High School will be aiming to defend the boys and girls titles when the Northern Championships track and field meet gets underway at Grizzlys Plantation Grove in Priory,…
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce up for prestigious Laureus Sportswoman of the Year award
Jamaica Athletics

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce up for prestigious Laureus Sportswoman of the Year award

January 16, 2020
Four-time 100-metre world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser is among six women nominated for the prestigious Laureus Sportswoman of the Year.
Ahye to be stripped of medals, prize money, following suspension
T&T Athletics

Ahye to be stripped of medals, prize money, following suspension

January 14, 2020
Trinidadian sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye is to be stripped of medals and earnings won during the period when she committed whereabouts violations, which resulted in a two-year ban.
T&T's Michelle-Lee Ahye banned for two years, to miss Tokyo Olympic Games
T&T Athletics

T&T's Michelle-Lee Ahye banned for two years, to miss Tokyo Olympic Games

January 14, 2020
The 2018 Commonwealth 100m gold medallist Michelle-Lee Ahye has been banned for two years after failing to notify doping testers of her whereabouts.
Briana Williams
Jamaica Athletics

Faster Briana promise on track after 60-metre openings

January 11, 2020
Young Jamaican sprinter Briana Williams lowered her 60m personal best again at the Clemson University's Orange & Purple Elite Invitational on Saturday.
Briana Williams
Jamaica Athletics

Briana Williams opens with 7.27 at Clemson

January 11, 2020
Jamaica's 17-year-old sprint sensation Briana Williams opened her 2020 season with a personal best 7.27 seconds in the heats of the women's 60m at the Clemson University's Orange & Purple…
Kipsang handed provisional suspension for alleged anti-doping rule violations
Athletics

Kipsang handed provisional suspension for alleged anti-doping rule violations

January 10, 2020
Kenyan marathon runner Wilson Kipsang has been handed a provisional suspension for alleged anti-doping rule violations, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Friday. The former world record holder has…
Williams has signed a multi-year deal with Nike.
Jamaica Athletics

Briana Williams signs multi-year deal with Nike

January 09, 2020
Briana Williams has gone pro! The 17-year-old Jamaican, who had an outstanding year in 2019, has signed a multi-year contract with Nike. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Recognized…
Jamaica's Usain Bolt.
Athletics

'Do your best and enjoy yourself' - Bolt has kind words for Youth Olympics youngsters

January 08, 2020
Double sprint world record holder Usain Bolt has offered words of encouragement for athletes preparing to take part in the 2020 Youth Olympics in Lausanne. A total of 1783 athletes…
Skater suffers life-threatening injuries in Lausanne 2020 rehearsals
Youth Olympics

Skater suffers life-threatening injuries in Lausanne 2020 rehearsals

January 08, 2020
Police have launched an investigation after a Russian woman sustained life-threatening injuries during a rehearsal for the Winter Youth Olympic Games opening ceremony in Lausanne. A 35-year-old skater, who lives…
Elaine Thompson Herah
Tokyo 2020

Double Olympic sprint champion will be ready to defend title in 2020

January 06, 2020
Word coming out of the MVP Track Club is that Double Olympic sprint champion, Elaine Thompson Herah, will be on the track ready to defend her title in Tokyo, Japan.…
Antigua high jumper Priscilla Loomis.
Antigua Athletics

Funding woes slow Antigua jumper Loomis Tokyo Olympic bid

January 05, 2020
Antiguan high jump specialist Priscilla Loomis has highlighted facing significant financial obstacles in her bid to compete for the country at this summer’s Tokyo Olympic Games. The 30-year-old athlete had…
Jonielle Smith
Tokyo 2020

World Championship relay gold medallist already back in training after car accident

January 04, 2020
A motor vehicle accident in Florida last week has not slowed World Championship sprint relay gold medallist Jonielle Smith too much as the Jamaican is already back in training ahead…
Shanieka Ricketts on her way to a silver medal at the 2019 IAAF World Championships of Athletics in Doha, Qatar.
Tokyo 2020

World Champs silver medallist, Shaneika Ricketts, to tweak preparations for Tokyo 2020

January 03, 2020
Despite earning a historic World Championship silver medal and a World Athletics Diamond League win in 2019, Jamaican triple jumper Shanieka Ricketts will be tweaking her preparations for the Olympics…
Usain Bolt and LeBron James.
Jamaica Athletics

King James beats Bolt to AP Athlete of the Decade honours

December 29, 2019
He left Cleveland for Miami, finally became a champion, went back to his beloved northeast Ohio, delivered on another title promise, then left for the Los Angeles Lakers and the…
RUSADA confirms appeal of WADA's four-year suspension
Athletics

RUSADA confirms appeal of WADA's four-year suspension

December 27, 2019
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has confirmed it will appeal a four-year suspension handed to the country by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Earlier this month, WADA banned Russian teams…
Usain Bolt grimaces after completing a lap at the new National Stadium in Tokyo.
Tokyo 2020

Usain Bolt happy to see massive interest in Tokyo Olympics

December 23, 2019
Former Jamaican sprinter and triple-double Olympic gold medallist, Usain Bolt, said he was heartened to see the kind of support that turned out for the inauguration of the National Stadium…
Fraser-Pryce is Athletics Weekly's International Female Athlete of the Year
Jamaica Athletics

Fraser-Pryce is Athletics Weekly's International Female Athlete of the Year

December 19, 2019
The awards keep rolling in for 2019 World 100-metre champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
Russia to appeal against ruling that triggered four-year sport bans
Olympics

Russia to appeal against ruling that triggered four-year sport bans

December 19, 2019
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) will appeal against a ruling that has led to the country being banned from global sporting events for four years. RUSADA was declared non-compliant with …
Fraser-Pryce targets 21-second 200m as she eyes Olympic sprint double
Jamaica Athletics

Fraser-Pryce targets 21-second 200m as she eyes Olympic sprint double

December 17, 2019
Two-time Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says she is targeting dipping under 22 seconds for the 200m next season as she eyes the sprint double at the 2020 Olympic Games…
Briana Williams
Jamaica Athletics

Faster Briana Williams expected in 2020

December 16, 2019
Coach of rising sprint sensation Jamaican sprinter, Briana Williams, Ato Boldon expects the young phenom to go even faster in 2020 after her preparations for this season put her in…
Tahiti selected to host surfing events for 2024 Paris Olympics
Olympics

Tahiti selected to host surfing events for 2024 Paris Olympics

December 12, 2019
As athletes from all over the world go for gold at Paris 2024, Olympic surfing champions are set to be crowned over 15,000 kilometres away in Tahiti. Organisers of the…
Minister of Sport says YASCO redevelopment almost complete
Antigua Athletics

Minister of Sport says YASCO redevelopment almost complete

December 12, 2019
Antigua & Barbuda Minister of Sports, Daryll Matthew, believes the YASCO Sports Complex, a facility that functioned in a state of disrepair and the only track and field facility on…
Marvin Anderson elected president of Olympians Association of Jamaica
Jamaica Athletics

Marvin Anderson elected president of Olympians Association of Jamaica

December 10, 2019
Marvin Anderson was elected President of the Olympian Association of Jamaica (OAJ) during the association’s very first Annual General Meeting held on Friday, December 6, at the offices of the…
Guyanese Olympian Aliann Pompey elected president of Pan Am Athletes Commission
Athletics

Guyanese Olympian Aliann Pompey elected president of Pan Am Athletes Commission

December 10, 2019
Guyanese Olympian Alian Pompey is the new president of the PanAm Sports Athlete Commission.
'I wasn't having as much fun' says Jereem Richards says of disappointing 2019 season
T&T Athletics

'I wasn't having as much fun' says Jereem Richards says of disappointing 2019 season

December 10, 2019
Jereem Richards, the 2017 200-metre bronze medallist said he plans to use the disappointments of his 2019 season to spur him onto success next season.
Injured last season, Julien Alfred aims for strong rebound in 2020
NCAA Track&Field

Injured last season, Julien Alfred aims for strong rebound in 2020

December 10, 2019
St. Lucia’s Julien Alfred said her fast 60m dash over the weekend came as a bit of a surprise but it augurs well for the season ahead in which she…
Lasitskene hits out at Russian athletics authorities over WADA ban
Olympics

Lasitskene hits out at Russian athletics authorities over WADA ban

December 10, 2019
Mariya Lasitskene has criticised Russian authorities for their failure to protect the country's athletes after the World Anti-Doping Agency imposed a four-year ban on their participation in global events. Russian…
Russian president Putin suggests WADA's punishment is political and outlines plans to appeal
Olympics

Russian president Putin suggests WADA's punishment is political and outlines plans to appeal

December 10, 2019
Vladimir Putin believes Russia has grounds to appeal the four-year ban handed to them by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), a suspension he suggested had "political considerations." WADA announced on…
International Olympic Committee supports four-year Russia ban
Olympics

International Olympic Committee supports four-year Russia ban

December 09, 2019
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reiterated its support for Russia's four-year ban from major international sporting events imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). WADA declared the Russian Anti-Doping…
Russia handed four-year ban from international events by WADA
Olympics

Russia handed four-year ban from international events by WADA

December 09, 2019
Russia has been banned from international sporting events for four years by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Athletes will not be able to compete under the Russian flag at the…
Yohan Blake with Indian actor Anil Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez. The Olympic medalist is in India promoting the Road Safety World Series.
Athletics

Yohan Blake to quit track in two years, hopes to play in IPL

December 08, 2019
Yohan Blake, the second-fastest man in history, could be set to play T20 cricket for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), once he hangs up his…
Julien Alfred
NCAA Track&Field

St Lucia's Julien Alfred blazes 7.18 in 60m win at FastTrack Collegiate Opener

December 08, 2019
St Lucia’s track queen Julien Alfred stormed to a big win in the 60m dash at the FastTrack Collegiate Opener in Houston, Texas, on Saturday.

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