By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe Asafa Powell gave many Jamaicans anxious moments when he eased down at the finish line and was beaten for second place. In the semi-finals of the London 2012 Olympics, only the first two sprinters are guaranteed a spot in the finals. Powell thought … Continue reading Jamaica and The London 2012 Olympics: Asafa Powell narrowly makes it through to 100m finals with Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake
Excerpt from Wikipedia Yohan Blake (born December 26, 1989) is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He is the currentworld champion over 100 m. Blake's 100 m personal best of 9.75 seconds makes him the fourth fastest man ever, after Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell. His personal best for the 200 m (19.26 seconds) is the second fastest ever after Bolt.[1] He holds the … Continue reading Jamaica and The London 2012 Olympics: Profile and Schedule of Yohan Blake, 100m 200 metres sprinter
Excerpt from Wikipedia Asafa Powell CD (born 23 November 1982) is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He held the 100 m world recordbetween June 2005 and May 2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds respectively. Powell has consistently broken the 10-second barrier in competition, with his personal best of 9.72 s being the fifth fastest time in the history of the event.[1] As … Continue reading Jamaica and The London 2012 Olympics: Profile and Schedule of Asafa Powell, 100m metres sprinter
Excerpt from Wikipedia The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. ( /ˈjuːseɪn/;[8] born 21 August 1986), is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and (along with his teammates) the 4×100 metres relay. He is the reigning Olympic champion in these three events, and is one of only seven athletes to win world championships … Continue reading Jamaica and The London 2012 Olympics: Profile and Schedule of Usain Bolt, 100m 200 metres sprinter
On Day three of the Track and Field schedule of the London 2012 Olympics, the five fastest men in the 100 meters will aim to dominate and reach for gold. Everyone is waiting with bated breath to see who from the Jamaican sprinting trio of Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake or Asafa Powell will be standing … Continue reading Jamaica Olympics: Sunday, August 5 Track and Field Schedule
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe It is gold for Jamaica. Jamaica has dominated the women's 100 metres London 2012 Olympic finals, again. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 10.75 was on a mission for gold at the XXX Olympiad and Veronica Campbell-Brown 10.81 claimed the bronze. London was alive with jubilation long before the … Continue reading Jamaica and The London 2012 Olympics: 100m Gold for Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce, Bronze for Campbell-brown, Jeter gets Silver
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe Usain Bolt in Heat 4 of 100 metres preliminaries: Asafa Powell and Grenada's Paul Williams in Heat 5 of 100m preliminaries: Yohan Blake in Heat 6 of 100 metres preliminaries: Related articles Jamaica and The London 2012 Olympics: Saturday, August 4 2012 Track and Field … Continue reading Jamaica and The London 2012 Olympics: Video, 100 metres heats for Asafa Powell, Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe Veronica Campbell-brown is one of Jamaica's indomitable athletes and has been representing the country, successfully, since the last decade. Listen and watch the interview below, where she talks about her London 2012 Olympics preparation, her rivals, Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake as well as her performance over the … Continue reading Jamaica and The London 2012 Olympics: Video, Veronica Campbell-Brown Interview
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe St. Kitts and Nevis seems to be having no end of bad luck at the London 2012 Olympics. Several days ago a female sprinter Tameka Williams was sent home after admitting to her coach and officials that she had taken a banned substance. The St.Kitts and Nevis Athletics … Continue reading St Kitts / Nevis and The London 2012 Olympics: Kim Collins breaking all the rules, cut from 100 metres
It has been a good day for Jamaica at the London 2012 Olympics. Jamaican Track and Field Athletes have qualified for the semi-final and final rounds in the 400-meter women, 100 meters women, shot put and triple jump. Jamaica's top sprinters, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 11.00, Veronica Campbell-Brown 10.94 and Kerron Stewart 11.08 will continue to the semi-final round after finishing first, … Continue reading Jamaica Olympics: Day One Track and Field Results
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