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 […]

The Five Athletes to Watch at Jamaica’s Olympics Trials This Weekend

5 Athletes to Watch at Jamaica's Olympic Trials this Weekend

Jamaica first competed in the Olympic Games in 1948, sending 13 athletes as competitors in three sports: athletics, boxing, and weightlifting. Ten of the Jamaicans competed in athletics, and Arthur Wint won the first Olympic medal in history for Jamaica with a silver in the men’s 800-metre event. A few days later, Wint won Jamaica’s […]

Jamaican American Basketball Player, Amen Thompson, Makes NBA Defensive Second Team

Jamaican American Basketball Player Makes NBA Defensive Second Team - Amen Thompson

The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced that Jamaican American Amen Thompson, a member of the Houston Rockets, has been named to the All-Rookie NBA Second Team. This is the fourth year in a row that the Rockets have seen one of their players selected for the All-Rookie team. Thompson was drafted with the Number 4 […]

Jamaica’s Ice Hockey Team to Continue Strong Performance in New York

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The Jamaican senior ice hockey team is scheduled to play Puerto Rico’s national team in three matches in New York City. Jamaica’s team, which had notable wins in 2019 and 2021 in the LATAM tournaments, will play as part of its ongoing program of having the team play as often as possible and to contribute […]

Zandre Roye Is First Jamaican Winner of the Trinidad & Tobago Open Golf Championship

Zandre Roye Is First Jamaican Winner of the Trinidad and Tobago Open Golf Championship

Jamaican golfer Zandre Roye described his historic first-of-his-nation victory at the Trinidad & Tobago Open Golf Championship at the Tobago Plantation Golf Course on March 17, 2024, as the most important victory to date. Leading all the way Roye dominated his rivals from the start and won with a nine-shot margin. He displayed a remarkable […]

Jamaican Emily Mayne Leads Howard University to 2024 National Collegiate Golf Championship

Jamaican Golfer Emily Mayne

Howard University’s women’s golf team, led by Jamaican freshman Emily Mayne, won the 2024 WGOLF National Collegiate Championship title. All five team players ranked among the top 10 performers at the event. Freshman Emily Mayne from Kingston, Jamaica, excelled in her first collegiate competition, maintaining the lead throughout the three rounds of the tournament which […]