Bradley Jacks is a budding journalist and an avid sports fan. His love of research and sports has led him to SportsMax.tv, a place where those passions work hand in hand to allow him to produce content.
Group A
In Group A action, Holland High secured a 1-0 win over Maldon at Irwin High as action continued in the ISSA Dacosta Cup on November 16th. In the 3:30 kick-off at Irwin, Herbert Morrison clipped the hosts 1-0. Other action in the group saw St. James High and Spot Valley play out a 1-1 draw at William Knibb in the 1:15 game while in the 3:30 game at the same venue, William Knibb secured a 4-3 win over Cornwall College.
Group C
The lone Group C encounter of the day saw Lacovia secure a comfortable 4-1 victory over competition newcomers Mt. St. Joseph.
Group E
Group E action saw Edwin Allen, propelled by hat tricks from Jaheim Harris and Richard Henry and a double from Ackeem Mullings, score a mammoth 11-0 win over Claude McKay in the 1:15 kick-off at Turners Field. The 3:30 game at Turners Field saw defending champions, Clarendon College, held to a goalless draw by Lennon High. In the 3:30 kick-off at Glenmuir High, the hosts secured a 4-1 win over Denbigh.
Group G
A 68th-minute strike from Devontie Buckley allowed Port Antonio High to clip Seaforth 1-0 in a 3:30 game at Lynch Park. In the other Group G encounter on the day, St. Thomas Technical defeated Paul Bogle High 1-0.
Jamaican 400-metre sprinter, Candice McLeod, says her dip in form on the athletics circuit after the Olympics was due to fatigue and cold weather.
“The weather wasn’t me at all. I’m not used to competing in the cold because I’m always in Jamaica and Japan was just perfect. I did not know how to get my legs to feel normal again. They felt really tight I was not recovering the way I should be,” said McLeod while speaking on Sportsmax.TV’s On Point.
The Olympic Bronze medallist competed in 15 400-metre races this season, including eight before the Tokyo Olympics, three in Tokyo, and four on the circuit after the Games ended.
At the Tokyo Olympics, McLeod ran a personal best 49.51 in her semi-final and followed that up with a 49.87 clocking in the final.
In her four races after the Olympics, McLeod ran times of 51.26 to finish 5th at the Lausanne Diamond League, 51.41 to finish 7th at the Paris Diamond League, 51.88 to finish 3rd at the World Athletics meet in Chorzow and 50.96 to finish 5th at the Diamond League Final in Zurich.
McLeod explained that the short time between meets on the Diamond League circuit was also difficult to manage.
“It is definitely challenging. When I finished the first Diamond League and had to travel within the next day to compete the other day, I’m not used to it. I tried my best to stay within the reigns but at some point, I decided, well, I think this year is definitely for the experience.”
The former Vere Technical and Papine High student said her fatigue in the first Diamond League meet after the Olympics took the biggest toll on her.
“My first meet I literally cried tears from my eyes because I was so cold. I saw people walking and asked myself; Am I in the same place as them? I was so cold. I was definitely not prepared for that.”
McLeod praised athletes who are able to still perform near their best on the circuit despite the quick turnaround between meets and the difficult conditions.
“I don’t know how they do it but if this is what I want to be doing every year I need to get a grip of this because I was fatigued to the point that I was frustrated. I didn’t feel like I was giving my best.”
She also said she expects the experience to make her better in the future.
“Next year, now that I know that I have a lot of things to do while traveling, then I think it will be better.”
The full interview with Candice McLeod can be seen on the Sportsmax YouTube channel.
Jamaican-born Swiss sprinter, Alex Wilson, will not be allowed to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
This comes after a provisional suspension handed to Wilson by Anti-Doping Switzerland was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Wilson, a bronze medalist in the 200 metres at the 2018 European Championships, was handed the mandatory provisional suspension after an out-of-competition sample collected from him on March 15th revealed the presence of a metabolite, trenbolone, an anabolic steroid.
The Swiss sprinter blamed the presence of the prohibited substance on the consumption of contaminated beef he ate at a Jamaican Restaurant in the USA. Wilson then challenged the ruling at the Swiss Olympic Disciplinary Chamber and was successful, as they arrived at a ruling to lift his suspension on July 2nd.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), acting on behalf of World Athletics, along with WADA then successfully filed an application against the Disciplinary Chamber’s decision requesting that the provisional suspension be reinstated.
Head of the AIU, Brett Clothier, had this to say about the situation.
“We were not satisfied with the national-level decision to lift the mandatory provisional suspension and so together with WADA we appealed the decision. This case reflects the AIU’s commitment to protecting the interests of clean athletes and ensuring a level-playing field in Tokyo.”
Wilson turned heads in the track and field world at the Georgia Games on July 18th with massive lifetime bests of 9.84 in the 100 metres and 19.84 in the 200 metres.
SportsMax is the Caribbean sports channel of choice, committed to providing sporting content of the highest quality to the Caribbean, delivered by a team of highly innovative, passionate and qualified professionals.
(876) 619-7629
digitalmedia@sportsmax.tv
