Data Company Predicts 11 Medals for Jamaica in 2016 Rio Olympic Games
According to predictions from entertainment data company Gracenote, a subsidiary of Tribune Media Company, Jamaica will win a total of 11 medals at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The total includes three gold medals. The firm also predicts that Usain Bolt will lose his first 100-meter competition at the Olympic level. In […]
Track and Field Analyst Says Usain Bolt Can’t Be Beaten in Rio
According to NBC track and field analyst Ato Boldon, Jamaica’s sprint champion Usain Bolt can’t be beaten by anyone at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, not even by Justin Gatlin of the United States. Previously, Boldon predicted that Gatlin would have defeated Bolt at the 2015 World Championships. Now that Bolt has […]
Mexico Beats Jamaica at Copa America Centenario – Reggae Boyz Eliminated
Although Mexico’s defense was not the best, it was enough to defeat Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz easily with a score of 2-0 at the Copa America Centenario. Mexico will now advance to the knockout stage of the competition with one group stage match to spare. The 45th international goal by Chicharito helped to eliminate Jamaica’s team […]
Yona Knight Wisdom Named Leeds Beckett Sportsman of 2016
Yona Knight Wisdom, 20, the first male diver in history to represent Jamaica in the Olympic Games, has just been named as Leeds Beckett Sportsman of the Year. Wisdom is a student at Leeds University in the United Kingdom, which makes the award special for him, he said. Wisdom took 17th place in the standings […]
Jamaican Makes History: First to Win Women’s Sub-Zonal Chess Tournament
Deborah Richards-Porter, who is known as the Queen of Chess in the English-speaking Caribbean, is the first Jamaican in history to win the Women’s Sub-Zonal Chess tournament. Richards-Porter is a WIM, a Women’s International Chess Master. She won eight of nine games and played to a draw on one for a score of 8.5 points […]
Jamaican Athletes Turn in Outstanding Performances at Penn Relays
The main competition at the annual Penn Relays was again between Jamaica and the United States, and Jamaicans did well. In the 4×100 Men’s World competition, Jamaica’s team of Jermaine Hamilton, Julian Foote, Rasheed Dwyer and Oshane Bailey defeated the U.S. men’s blue team. In the Women’s 4×100, the Jamaican team of Gayon Evans, Elaine […]
Leicester Fans Celebrate after Jamaican Wes Morgan Secures First Premier League Title
Leister’s soccer team won its first Premier League title in history after the second-place finisher played to a draw. Helping to secure the victory was Jamaica’s Wes Morgan, who transferred to the Leicester City Club in 2012. He was named captain of the team in 2013 and played almost 200 matches in all competitions, winning […]
Penn Relays: Team Jamaica Estimated to bring in over $700,000 in Economic Benefits to the Pennsylvania Region
Team Jamaica Bickle comprises some 400 Jamaican athletes, staff and delegates, and all of them will be staying in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, for the duration of the Penn Relays competition. The team’s stay in the county will have an economic impact totaling $726,754, as110,000 spectators are expected to attend the Penn Relays. The team received […]
Omar McLeod, Jamaican Hurdler, Makes IAAF History
Omar McLeod, a Jamaican hurdler, who is current world champion in the 110-meter high hurdles, made history at the IAAF John McDonnell Invitational in Lafeyette, Arkansas, when he ran the 100 meters and won with a time of 9.9 seconds. He is the first man in history to run that distance in under ten seconds […]
Toni-Ann Williams, Becomes First Jamaican Gymnast in History to Qualify for the Olympics
Toni-Ann Williams is the first Jamaican female gymnast to represent the country at the Olympics. She is a native of Randallstown, Maryland, and balances her Olympic training regime with her Cal responsibilities. She earned two All-Pac 12 First Team honors, a second West Region Gymnast of the Year award, and her fourth Regular-Season All America […]