• Mon, 29 June 2026

Usain Bolt Honored with Top Legends New Value Note

Jamaica’s multi-Olympic champion and sprint legend Usain Bolt is featured on a new value note issued by collectibles firm Top Legends. Value notes from Top Legends, which are copy-protected, provide unique collectible items that combine artistic quality, authentic designs, and sophisticated safety features in an item that recognizes the achievements and popularity of iconic sports […]

Jamaican Olympic Champion Hansle Parchment Wins 110-Meter Hurdles Race in Croatia

Jamaica’s Hansle Parchment was the winner of the 110-meter hurdles race at the Boris Hanžeković Memorial in Zagreb, Croatia, on 10 September 2023. Parchment, 31, ran the distance in 13.13 seconds, defeating his nearest competitor Daniel Roberts of the United States by two seconds. Roberts came in second with 13.15 seconds, while the third place […]

Jamaican Sprinter Shericka Jackson Edges Closer to 200-Metre World Record

Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson continues her march breaking the world record in the 200-metre event set by US Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. The 29-year-old sensation showcased her unparalleled skill in the women’s event 200M event clocking, an incredible 21.48 seconds at the Brussels Diamond League meet on 8 September 2023. This […]

Thompson-Herah’s Road to Recovery Includes Running Her Season’s Best Time

Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah, a five-time Olympic champion, won the women’s 100-meter competition in Switzerland, at a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver competition, running the distance in 10.92 seconds for the best time of the season. Olympic Sprint Double Titles Thompson-Herah is the holder of back-to-back sprint double titles, winning at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic […]

Excelsior High Alum Nayoka Clunis Makes Name as Jamaica’s First Hammer Thrower

Nayoka Clunis is poised to become a name synonymous with breaking boundaries in Jamaican sports. Clunis has stepped onto the global stage at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest as the first-ever hammer thrower to represent Jamaica. While she was eliminated from the competition after placing 18th in Group B of the qualification round, she […]

Decoding Speed: Experts Define the Fastest Man and Woman Alive

One of the big discussions buzzing around the World Athletics Championship is who gets to wear the title of the fastest man and woman alive? Conversations online got heated after the US team clinched victory in the women’s 100-meter finals. Sha’carri Richardson blazed through the track in 10.65 seconds, setting a new championships record. The […]

Jamaica is the Only Caribbean Country in Top 10 of World Athletics Championship Medal Tally

Jamaica’s athletes continue to outperform expectations, securing the country’s fourth-place position in the final medal standings at the recently concluded 19th edition of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Outshining many, only the United States of America, with a total of 29 medals, surpassed Jamaica’s impressive haul of 12 medals. Five-Medal Haul A defining […]

30 Jamaican Men Who Ran the 100 Meters in Under 10 Seconds

A review of the results of World Senior Outdoor Men’s 100-meter competitions recorded between the years 1989 and 2023, show that 30 male athletes competing for Jamaica have run the 100 meters in under 10 seconds. The fastest time recorded during that period was achieved by sprint legend Usain Bolt on 16 August 2009 in […]

The Fastest 14-year-old in Miramar Florida is Jamaican

Jamaican American Arianna Woolcock won the 200-meter event for her age group at the 2023 Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympics for Track and Field held between 29 July and 5 August 2023 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Woolcock, who lives in Miramar, Florida, has been guided thus far in her athletic career by […]