Sports
June 8th Racers Grand Prix On at Kingston’s National Stadium
The 2019 Racers Grand Prix will feature 130 athletes from 15 countries competing in 19 events. Read more: http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/shaunae-miller-uibo-kirani-james-headline-2019-racers-grand-prix
Meet Toni-Ann Williams: The First Ever Female Gymnast to Represent Jamaica in the Olympics
Meet Jamaica’s first ever female gymnast to compete in the Olympics! Before Toni-Ann Williams even landed in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, which ended Sunday, she had already made history. Back in April, Williams, 20, qualified for the Olympics and became the first ever female gymnast
Usain Bolt Ends Olympic Career at Rio 2016 With 9th Gold Medal
“Usain Bolt’s final Olympic gold sends the legend out on a fittingly high note Usain Bolt started sprinting as a boy in the parish of Trelawny, tucked deep in Jamaica’s Cockpit Country, a sugar-farming area that was the former stronghold of the Maroons, Jamaica’s 18th century freedom fighters who resisted
16 Facts About Usain Bolt, the World’s Fastest Man
Did you know that Usain Bolt won his first high-school championships medal in 2001 in Trelawny, Jamaica at 14? “The athletics superstar aims to complete an unprecedented ‘triple-triple’ at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games by defending the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay titles he won at the 2008 and
Usain Bolt: What the World’s Fastest Man Means to Jamaica
Here’s an interesting article from the Rolling Stone by Morgan Jerkins about Usain Bolt and what he means to Jamaica. Though I don’t agree with it all, it’s worth a read. “The country’s greatest hero since Bob Marley runs in the Olympics for the last time When Usain Bolt smashed
Alia Atkinson Fails to Medal at Rio Olympics 2016
Alia Atkinson, Jamaica’s hopeful for a medal in the 100 metre breast stroke missed her chance to place in the top three. We still so proud of Alia making the final in her third Olympics! Read more: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20160808/alias-last-splash-swimming-sensation-places-eighth-breaststroke-final
Here’s the Full Rio Olympics 2016 Schedule
Here’s the full schedule of events for the Rio 2016 Olympics, plus a few more useful sites to check out: Schedule: https://www.rio2016.com/en/schedule-and-results Official website: http://www.nbcolympics.com/ Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/rio2016 Jamaica Olympics website: http://www.jamaicaolympics.com/ Team Jamaica Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JamaicaOlympics
Track and Field Schedule for Rio 2016 Olympics
Today marks day one of the 2016 Olympics in Rio. On most Jamaicans mind will be the track and field events, so here’s the official schedule for the Rio 2016 track and field events. Olympic track and field schedule Check out the Team Jamaica site: http://www.jamaicaolympics.com/ and the official PUMA Team Jamaica
Usain Bolt – The Boy Who Learned to Fly
Gatorade introduces The Boy Who Learned To Fly, an animated film based on the life of Usain Bolt. Check it out! Very cool, thanks Gatorade!
Life After Usain Bolt? Team Jamaica to the Rescue
What does life in athletics look like after Usain Bolt? Here’s a story from CNN talking about life after Usain Bolt in athletics. They’re wondering how interesting athletics will be after Usain hangs up his spikes….Team Jamaica to the rescue? According to Daley Thompson, ‘Without Usain Bolt athletics ranks beside mud-wrestling’ (CNN) With