David vs Goliath : A Timeline of Jamaica’s Rise to Track & Field Dominance (Part I)

Arthur Wint (left) winning the 400m event at the 1948 Olympic games, coming from behind to defeat fellow Jamaican Herbert McKenley (right), who took silver.

The Paris Games are fast approaching, and the centuries-old rivalry between Jamaica and the USA is on full display across social media. The seeming media bias and exaggerated pronouncements hyping USA track and field athletes like Noah Lyles and Sha’carri Richardson, clear favourites to medal, have raised the ire of Jamaicans. In our three-part David […]