Jamaica Track & Field and Cross Country News

NASSAU, Bahamas: BEING hosts of this year's Carifta Games, there was big hype in The Bahamas leading up to the championships as there was talk among senior track and field officials and fans that they were going to put... (via jamaica-gleaner.com)

The Business of Sport International Conference, scheduled for May 2 and 3 at the Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston, Jamaica, will host Marion Jones in a plenary session entitled 'Paradise Gained, Lost and Redeemed' in which the former American sprinter wi ... (via Jamaica Observer)

THE Jamaican track and field contingent returned from the 42nd staging of the CARIFTA Games on Monday one short after sprinter Michael O'Hara stayed behind as he was not allowed to travel with the team after he was diagnosed with chicken pox soon a ... (via Jamaica Observer)

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Prime Minister and Minister of Sport Portia Simpson Miller has congratulated the Jamaican team on its outstanding performances at the just concluded Carifta Games in The Bahamas. The team's performance was outstanding and spectacular, said Simpson ... (via Jamaica Observer)

THE coaches and management of the Jamaican junior track and field team that extended the island's stranglehold on the Carifta Games after a 29th straight win, have reacted with delight. Team manager Jeffrey Gordon hailed the athletes for (via Jamaica Observer)

Despite dominating the Carifta Games, it was not that easy for Jamaica's junior athletes, as even though the team arrived at the Games Village last Thursday - a few hours after midday - they were not assigned their room allocations until near midnight.... (via jamaica-gleaner.com)

IN chilly conditions at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium last night, the jam-packed crowd, which included thousands of cheering Jamaican fans waving their green, gold and black flags, witnessed some awesome running in the 200 metres... (via jamaica-gleaner.com)

A small cloud hung over the final medal count as the 42nd CARIFTA Games at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas, closed last night in what should have been fireworks by the Jamaican team. Javon Francis ran a brilliantly timed anchor le ... (via Jamaica Observer)

Jamaica ended the penultimate day on a high by winning three of the four sprint relays. (via Jamaica Gleaner)

The changes are set to come into effect by the next edition scheduled for the French Island of Martinique. (via Jamaica Gleaner)

NASSAU, Bahamas:AT press time last night, Jamaica continued to rack up the medals at the Carifta Games; five coming in the intermediate hurdles with gold medals from Omar McLeod and Kimone Green helping the country's... (via jamaica-gleaner.com)

Jamaican athletes will be hoping to end their sojourn at the Games on a high as the action continues this afternoon. (via Jamaica Gleaner)

If Jamaica is to win a 29th straight CARIFTA track and field title at this weekend's 42nd staging in The Bahamas, they will have to do so without the contribution of Michael O'Hara, who was withdrawn from the team yesterday, reports out of Nassau ... (via Jamaica Observer)

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica - Jamaica are well on the way to winning a 29th straight CARIFTA Games track and field championships after ending the second day of the three-day event at the Thomas A Robinson stadium in Nassau, Bahamas with 50 medals, well a ... (via Jamaica Observer)

Jamaica’s Gleneve Grange in action in the Girls’ 800m at the 42nd CARIFTA Games Track and Field Championships at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas, yesterday. (PHOTO: ANTHONY FOSTER)

AFTER winning just one of four 100m gold medals on Saturday, Jamaica's sprinters roared back decisively last night winning three of four 4x100m relays on the second day of the 42nd CARIFTA Games Track and Field Championships at the brand new 15,0 ... (via Jamaica Observer)

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Usain Bolt opened his season with a 150-metre win on a track set up at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Bolt cruised to victory in 14.42 seconds, falling short of the world-best mark of 14.35 he set on the ... (via Jamaica Observer)

Jamaica’s Nattaliah Whyte (second right) powers through the finish line to win the girls’ Under-17 100m final ahead of Nelda Huggings (right) of the British Virgin Islands, and compatriot Shellece Clarke (left) at the 42nd CARIFTA Games at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, The Bahamas last evening. Whyte won in a time of 11.88 seconds. (PHOTO: TRACKALERTS)

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JAMAICA'S woes in the shortest sprint at the CARIFTA Games over the past three years continued on yesterday's opening day of the 42nd staging of the regional championships at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, The Bahamas as they won just one o ... (via Jamaica Observer)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Jamaican former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell suffered a tight hamstring yesterday which he said would prevent him from running in Australia's Stawell Gift. Although his backup team said Powell could stil ... (via Jamaica Observer)

FROM yesterday through tomorrow, athletes from across the Caribbean will gather in Nassau, the Bahamas, for the 42nd annual Carifta Track and Field Championships. The event takes place under the theme, 'A Celebration of Caribbean Unity', and regio ... (via Jamaica Observer)

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WHEN Jamaica's athletes compete at the 2013 Carifta Games this weekend, six individuals will be hoping to defend their titles successfully following victories a year ago.Sprinter Jazeel Murphy, hurdler Omar McLeod, pole... (via jamaica-gleaner.com)

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Chanice Porter's outdoor debut at the University of Georgia has been pushed back to about mid-April as she rests an injured ankle. The IAAF World Youth Championships long jump gold medallist and high jump bronze medal ... (via Jamaica Observer)

MONTEGO BAY, St James — David Riley, head coach of the Jamaican team that was named yesterday to take part in next weekend's 41st staging of the CARIFTA Championships in The Bahamas, says he is happy with the 70-member squad he has been hande ... (via Jamaica Observer)

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The 103rd ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls Athletics Championships, known globally as 'Champs', ended on Saturday night in a blaze of glory and the pyrotechnics that followed the final races paled in comparison to th ... (via Jamaica Observer)

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos — The performance of Munro College's Delano Williams — a citizen of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) — at the recent Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championship in Kingston, Jamaica on Wednesday came ... (via Jamaica Observer)

A look at Jamaica Champs 2013 and why young regional athletes want to be there. (via www.caribbeanintelligence.com)