Rescuing Jamaica’s Athletic Program; Lessons from the Demise of West Indies Cricket
To suggest that Jamaica hasn’t faced challenges at the Paris 33rd Olympiad would be an understatement. Don’t get me wrong—every athlete, coach, administrator, and support staff member deserves commendation. Securing six Olympic medals, including a gold, is a remarkable achievement, especially for a nation with a population of under 3 million. What is our true […]
On This Day : Jamaican Sprint Legend Usain Bolt St. Leo Bolt was Born in Trelawny Jamaica
Usain St. Leo Bolt was born on August 26th, 1986, in Sherwood Content in the parish of Trelawny, Jamaica, to parents Wellesley and Jennifer Bolt, who operated a grocery store in the rural neighbourhood. Bolt has two siblings: a brother, Sadiki, and a sister, Sherine. During his childhood, Usain Bolt played cricket and football and […]
On This Day : Jamaican NFL Player Patrick Chung was Born in Kingston Jamaica
On August 19, 1987, Patrick Christopher Chung, the Jamaican-born American National Football League (NFL) football player, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Chung, who has four brothers and three sisters, lived with his family in Jamaica until the age of ten before moving to California, where he attended Rancho Cucamonga High School. Chung played college football […]
Conflict Between the JOA, JAAA, Coaches and Athletes Impacted Team Jamaica’s Performance in Paris
The unfortunate but not entirely surprising JAAA/JOA imbroglio, which has played out in a very public way at the 33rd Olympiad has resulted in Team Jamaica losing face at the games. As my dear brother Prof. Rainford Wilks likes to say, ‘A blind man on a galloping horse could see that’, a rather apt adage […]
10 Interesting Facts About Legendary Basketball Player Patrick Ewing to Commemorate His 62nd Birthday
Patrick Aloysius Ewing, a.k.a. ‘Hoya Destroya,’ was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on August 5th, 1962. In 1975, at the age of 12, Ewing and his parents, Carl and Dorothy Ewing, emigrated to the United States, where they settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a junior in high school, Ewing, who was already over 6 feet, was […]
David vs. Goliath: Jamaica’s Biggest Medal Haul Ever? 2024 Paris Olympic Games Track & Field Predictions
In the final installment of our David vs. Goliath series, Denzil Wilks, a veteran sports administrator and former General Manager of the Sports Development Foundation, relies on gut instincts, logic, and his vast knowledge and experience in track and field to make predictions as to Jamaica’s performance at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games happening […]
David vs. Goliath: The Golden Era of Usain ‘Lightning’ Bolt & Jamaica’s Athletic Legacy
In 2015, Usain Bolt was not supposed to win the 100 m at the World Championships in Beijing. Justin Gatlin had been on a rampage across all platforms, and Usain was injured for a time, so he was not in the best form. When Bolt “breasted” the tape, seemingly unconcerned as to how close he […]
David vs Goliath : A Timeline of Jamaica’s Rise to Track & Field Dominance (Part I)
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 […]
Photo Highlights: Pakistan Topped Ireland by 3 Wickets in ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 Face-Off in South Florida
The 2024 ICC T20 Cricket World Cup Tournament hosted a slate of matches at the Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida. As it happened, South Florida was in the cross-hairs of a number of weather systems that soaked the region in rain while also causing troublesome flooding. Consequently, all but one of the four scheduled […]
The Five Athletes to Watch at Jamaica’s Olympics 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 […]