By: Denise N. Fyffe On day 2 of the IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 many athletes were showing their quality and preparation in the men's 400m. The Jamaicans did not disappoint. A National Record was achieved in the heats by Rusheen McDonald. Javon Francis (JAM) 2nd in Heat 3 of Men's 400M in 44.83 IAAF World Championships Beijing … Continue reading IAAF World Championships Beijing: Watch Javon Francis and Jamaica’s Men qualify in 400m
By: Denise N. Fyffe Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce was in fine form in Beijing today, to win her heat on day 2 of the IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 many athletes were showing their quality and preparation in the women's 100m and the men's 400m. Veronica Campbell Brown (JAM) 2nd in Heat 1 of Women's 100M … Continue reading IAAF World Championships Beijing: Watch Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell Brown, Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce qualify in 100m
By: Denise N. Fyffe It was a good day for Jamaica on the tracks of the men's 100m in Beijing China. Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Nickel Ashmeade all made it through to the next round. Asafa Powell won his race with 9.95 100m Heat 1 IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 Usain Bolt took it … Continue reading IAAF World Championships Beijing: Watch Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell qualify for next rounds of 100m
Former 100 meter world record holder Asafa Powell has been banned 18 months for failing a drug test last year. Powell, who has won three Olympic medals, called the sentencing “unfair and unjust,” according to the BBC. From the BBC’s report: The Jamaican sprinter, 31, took the banned stimulant oxilofrine at last year’s national championships … Continue reading Jamaican sprinter and Olympic medalist Asafa Powell banned 18 months for doping
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2013, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe I fine it funnie yuh see Fi foriengner a seh Usain Bolt a run inna Video game times Ah bwoy; Dem neva knuh we capable so Dem neva knuh seh a so we did a run fass from backra massa Climb di Cockpit Country … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: Jamaicans a run fass fass, from we bawn
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe Never before in the history of athletics has one man, been so formidable in sprinting; that is Jamaican sprinting superstar, Usain Bolt. He is such a phenomenon, that the entire world, not only in sports, is preoccupied with the question; Can Anyone Beat Bolt? … Continue reading Jamaica, The London 2012 Olympics: Video, Can anyone beat Usain Bolt? Asafa, Yohan, Gaitlin, Gay, Lemaitre?
CNN: When the fastest men on the planet contest the Olympic 100 meters final in London on August 5, it will be a major upset if the winner does not come from the small Caribbean island of Jamaica... Jamaican Female Athletes Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce, 100m Fraser, who trained for the Olympics with teammate Asafa Powell, became the … Continue reading The Legacy: Why Jamaicans run so fast?
All athletes representing Jamaica in the XXX Olympiad; click the links to get to their official profiles. JAM Equestrian SamanthaALBERT JAM Swimming AliaATKINSON JAM Athletics KemarBAILEY-COLE JAM Athletics DominiqueBLAKE JAM Athletics YohanBLAKE JAM Athletics UsainBOLT JAM Athletics SchillonieCALVERT JAM Athletics VeronicaCAMPBELL-BROWN JAM Athletics NestaCARTER JAM Athletics RoxroyCATO JAM Athletics ChristineDAY JAM Taekwondo KennethEDWARDS JAM … Continue reading Jamaica Olympics: List and Pictures Jamaica’s Olympic Athletes
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe Along with the highs that come with the London 2012 Olympics, the Jamaican team has experienced some lows as well. These occurring in the Jamaican Independence season when Jamaica turns 50. Jamaicans are known for their fortitude, strong will and fast sprinting. They are also … Continue reading Jamaica and the London 2012 Olympics: Asafa Powell, Brigette Foster-Hylton, Melanie Walker suffer unfortunate turn of events at XXX Olympiad
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe Travesty strikes Jamaican 110 metre athlete at the London 2012 Olympics, after ending day three on a super high with a 100 metres win from Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake. Brigette Foster-Hylton hits hurdles and did not qualify through to the next rounds. … Continue reading Jamaica and The London 2012 Olympics: Pictures, 110m hurdle takes out Brigette Foster-Hylton in qualifying rounds
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