Jamaica’s two-time 200m world champion Shericka Jackson says her preparation for the Olympic Games in Paris has been going very well.www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/24/jackson-not-fussed-world-record-says-hydels-fletcher-one-watch/
Life expectancy rebounds after 2-year dip: U.S. life expectancy in 2022 was 77.5 years, according to new federal data, going up by 1.1 years and marking the ...
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In a spirited talk with student-athletes from the defending champions Hydel High School track and field team, sprint legend and Digicel ambassador Shelly-Ann ... Show more
Fastest woman alive to compete in Bermuda: Elaine Thompson-Herah, the fastest woman alive, will be competing in Bermuda next month.
Regarded as one of the ...
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The Girls’ Champs, organised by the Women’s Amateur Athletics Association, was started in 1957 with St Hilda’s High the first winner ... Show more
More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released: ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP)— More than 130 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria earlier ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/24/130-kidnapped-nigerian-schoolchildren-released/
Star sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce joins the Richard Mille family: Richard Mille welcomes Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the greatest female sprinter of all time ...
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Alabama lawmakers still considering Birmingham-Southern loan: Birmingham-Southern is seeking a $30 million state loan to provide bridge funding to keep from ...
al.com/news/2024/03/alabama-lawmakers-still-considering-birmingham-southern-loan-bill.html
30 min: YAAAAAAK - Troels Kløve puts us ahead 2-1 with a dry cut in the middle of the field ⚽️ (1-2) #achsjf
🥉 SUPERB BRONZE!!! 🥉#TeamJamaica 's Rusheen McDonald delivered an outstanding performance and a personal best in the Men's 400m ... Show more
“Join me as I embrace the challenges and trust the process on my road to the Olympic Games 2024. Remember, the journey is just as important as the destination ... Show more
Rusheen McDonald wins 400m bronze at World Indoors: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Rusheen McDonald added a third medal for Jamaica when he took the bronze in the men’s ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/02/rusheen-mcdonald-wins-400m-bronze-world-indoors/
Shericka Jackson nominated for 2024 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica’s Sports Woman of 2023, Shericka Jackson ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/26/shericka-jackson-nominated-2024-laureus-world-sportswoman-year/
Kari loses, Venesha trailing: The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Kari Douglas, who switched allegiance from the People’s National Party (PNP) ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/26/kari-loses-venesha-trailing/
Jamaica’s Rusheen McDonald ran a lifetime best 46.02 seconds to book his place in Saturday’s final of the men’s 400m at the World Athletics Indoor ... Show more
Women’s 4×4 relay team, Megan Tapper make progress at World Indoors: KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Women’s 4x400m relay team and sprint hurdler Megan Tapper made ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/03/womens-4x4-relay-team-megan-tapper-make-progress-world-indoors/
Reigning Olympic Games 110m hurdles champion Hansle Parchment said that he is not overly concerned about his notoriously slow start in races ... Show more
Tapper out of 60m hurdles final: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Megan Tapper’s quest for a first World Indoor Championships medal ended at the semi-final level of the ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/03/tapper-60m-hurdles-final/
Rajindra Campbell breaks national indoor shot put record again: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Ranjindra Campbell wrapped up his preparation for next weekend’s World ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/23/rajindra-campbell-breaks-national-indoor-shot-put-record/
Having been selected to represent her country at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, Jamaican long jumper Tissanna Hickling is determined to secure a ... Show more
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce surprised the world when she bested favorites in the 2008 Olympic 100m race, surpassing their finish times and becoming the first Black ... Show more
McDonald, Williams advance in 400m at World Indoors: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica’s Rusheen McDonald and Stacey Ann Williams both advanced to Friday afternoon’s ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/01/mcdonald-williams-advance-400m-world-indoors/
Rusheen McDonald runs personal best to book place in 400m final: KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s Rusheen McDonald ran a lifetime best 46.02 seconds to book his ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/01/rusheen-mcdonald-runs-personal-best-book-place-400m-final/
After giving birth to her son in 2017, Mrs Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, among the greats of track athletics’ storied history, watched on television as Jamaica had ... Show more
Several athletics figures say Olympian Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s contribution to track and field in Jamaica and globally has been outstanding ... Show more
Omar McLeod and Britany Anderson open season in Berlin: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaican sprint hurdlers Omar McLeod and Britany Anderson opened their 2024 season ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/23/omar-mcleod-britany-anderson-open-season-berlin/
The Jamaica women’s 400m hurdles national record has stood for the last 15 years but two-time World Championships bronze medallist Rushell Clayton says she has ... Show more
Sprint-hurdler Megan Tapper says the Paris Olympics and the World Athletics Indoor Championships are both equally important to her this season ... Show more
Two-time World Athletics Championships 100m hurdles gold medallist Danielle Williams will be one of three Jamaicans who are set to line up in the women’s 60m ... Show more
Hickling retains women’s long jump title at Gibson/McCook Relays: KINGSTON, Jamaica— National champion Tissanna Hickling retained her women’s long jump at the ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/24/hickling-retains-womens-long-jump-title-gibson-mccook-relays/
St Catherine man charged with larceny of motor vehicle: MANCHESTER, Jamaica - A 45-year-old man was charged with larceny of motor vehicle after he allegedly ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/23/st-catherine-man-charged-larceny-motor-vehicle/
President and chief executive officer of Sagicor Group Jamaica Chris Zacca has promised $1 million to charity should 400m hurdler Rushell Clayton win gold at ... Show more
JAAA names 20-member team for Glasgow World Indoors: KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) on Friday named a 20- member ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/23/jaaa-names-20-member-team-glasgow-world-indoors/
Former national player Sasher-Gaye Henry appointed Sunshine Girls’ head coach: Former national player Sasher-Gaye Henry was unveiled on Monday as the next head ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/01/29/former-national-player-sasher-gaye-henry-appointed-sunshine-girls-head-coach/
National discus thrower Traves Smikle says setting the Olympic Games qualifying mark on his seasonal debut sets him up for better preparation ... Show more
Smikle and Distin get Olympic Games qualifying standards: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's Traves Smikle and Lamara Distin have achieved the Olympic Games ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/11/smikle-distin-get-olympic-games-qualifying-standards/
Coach Fitz Coleman says he is taking a measured and strategic approach to prepare defending 110m hurdles Olympic champion Hansle Parchment for the upcoming ... Show more
Gun rights group appeals Illinois assault weapon ban to Supreme Court: The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) asked the Supreme Court on Monday to review ...
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Williams, Forbes take second at Millrose Games: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Runner-up finishes by Danielle Williams and Sasahalee Forbes were the best placings by ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/11/williams-forbes-take-second-millrose-games/
Ackeem Blake and Shashalee Forbes are set to headline Jamaica’s 23-member squad for the March 1-3 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland ... Show more
President Christopher Samuda says the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) is making plans to celebrate the legacy of Jamaican sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ... Show more
Justin Gatlin heaps praise on retiring Fraser-Pryce - Guyana Chronicle: “Man, we ‘bout to lose a female juggernaut of our sport, man, a staple. I mean ...
guyanachronicle.com/2024/02/21/justin-gatlin-heaps-praise-on-retiring-fraser-pryce/
Dressed in denim, Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce joins a star studded guest list at the Bob Marley: One Love movie premiere at the Carib 5 theatre ... Show more
Sasher-Gaye Henry to be named Sunshine Girls head coach: Sasher-Gaye Henry has been appointed as the new head coach of Jamaica’s national senior netball team ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/01/26/sasher-gaye-henry-named-sunshine-girls-head-coach/
Rajindra Campbell surpasses Jamaica’s indoor men’s shot put record with 21.13m throw
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/01/29/rajindra-campbell-surpasses-jamaicas-indoor-mens-shot-put-record-21-13m-throw/
17-year-old shot dead in Kingston 11: KINGSTON, Jamaica - A 17-year-old boy was shot dead along Dillpath Crescent in Kingston 11 on Tuesday morning ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/06/17-year-old-shot-dead-kingston-11/
After throwing a season’s best of 64.25 metres to finish third behind the pair of Traves Smikle and Fedrick Dacres at last Saturday’s King of the Ring ... Show more
Cash prizes for Corporate Area Champs: For the first time in its history, the much-anticipated Corporate Area Championship will be providing winning cash prizes ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/06/cash-prizes-corporate-area-champs/
National 400m hurdler Rushell Clayton says she is honoured to take part in the Sagicor Sigma Honour Run this year because of a personal attachment to one of ... Show more
After withdrawing from the JAAA/Puma/Fuller/Anderson development meet two weeks ago due to illness, reigning World Championships 200m champion Shericka Jackson ... Show more
World champions Shericka Jackson and Antonio Watson have capped off their impressive 2023 seasons with the prestigious RJRGLEANER Sports Foundation’s National ... Show more
Sandals Resorts International has inked a major three-year sponsorship deal with Olympian Megan Tapper.www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/sandals-signs-sponsorship-deal-with-sprint-hurdler-megan-tapper/
Double-world 100m hurdles champion Danielle Williams to be honoured by alma mater
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/01/19/double-world-100m-hurdles-champion-danielle-williams-honoured-alma-mater/
Where some would feel disappointed at being the runner-up for the prestigious RJRGLEANER Sportswoman of the Year award, hurdler Danielle Williams said she was ... Show more
In 2023 Shericka Jackson defended her national titles in the 100 and 200 metres at the National Championships, in the process setting a new personal best in ... Show more
Having clocked the second-fastest time of his career last season, national 400m record holder Rusheen McDonald is even more determined and focused on ... Show more
World Championships representative Shashalee Forbes was in spanking form over 60 metres at the Queen’s /Grace Jackson Invitational meet on Saturday at the ... Show more
Former national netball player Sasher-Gaye Henry is back on the side lines as head coach of the Sunshine Girls. Henry, alongside co-coach Marvette Anderson ... Show more
Farewell Hubert Lawrence: Tributes have poured in for outstanding track and field analyst and broadcaster, Hubert Lawrence, who passed away here Friday ...
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Jumpers from St Elizabeth Technical High are off to flying starts this season after the first two weekends of track and field development meets. Chloe Palmer ... Show more
After finishing second in the 110-metre hurdles at the National Championships, Hansle Parchment went on take the silver medal at the World Athletics ... Show more
JOA President hails retiring Fraser-Pryce’s inspiring resilience and commitment to country - Guyana Chronicle
guyanachronicle.com/2024/02/21/joa-president-hails-retiring-fraser-pryces-inspiring-resilience-and-commitment-to-country/
Rushell Clayton won the Diamond League meet in China on September 2 and ended the year 2023 with bronze medal Diamond League finishes in Brussels and at the ... Show more
Hurdle sprinter Schneider: Attack on the number before the decimal point: None of the great German hurdlers was as fast as Rosina Schneider at the age of 19 - ...
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At the last World Indoor Championships, Briana Williams and Shericka Jackson placed fifth and sixth respectively in the 60-metre dash ... Show more
Jaheel Hyde finished second at the National Championship and narrowly missed a spot in the final of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary ... Show more
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