Posted on 01 April 2013. Tags: Asafa Powell, Asafa Powell injury, London 2012, Rio 2016, Stawell Gift
Nagging injuries at the most inopportune times have dogged prominent Jamaican sprinter, Asafa Powell for years as he tries to return to the top of the track world. His latest setback is not doing him any favors in trying to regain that form.
Powell was set to run on Easter Monday (April 1) for the first [...]
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Posted on 24 November 2012. Tags: Allyson Felix, David Rudisha, London 2012, Usain Bolt, World Athlete of the Year
Two-time defending Olympic champion, Usain Bolt can add more gold to his already rich collection as the Jamaican sprinting legend has been named World Male Athlete of the Year.
Bolt received the award on Saturday morning during a special awards ceremony by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) this morning. The world athletics governing [...]
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Posted on 13 October 2012. Tags: JAMAICA, Jamaican Olympians, London 2012, National Heroes Day, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Usain Bolt
Given the many fetes that Jamaica’s sporting heroes accomplished during this summer’s Olympics, it’s only fitting that the island’s athletes will be honored for their commendable efforts on National Heroes Day.
Just over two months after Jamaica completed their most successful Olympic games to date (12 medals – 4 Gold, 4 Silver, 4 Bronze), all of [...]
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Posted on 05 September 2012. Tags: Fulham, London 2012, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Sir Alex Ferguson, Usain Bolt
After conquering the Olympic track in London by retaining his sprinting titles in fine style, Usain Bolt will be changing his sporting interests, for a day anyway.
Bolt, a life-long fan of English Premier League club, Manchester United could finally get the chance to suit up for his favorite club as he may play for the [...]
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Posted on 13 August 2012. Tags: Asafa Powell, Brigitte Foster-Hylton, London 2012, Mo Farah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Usain Bolt, Warren Weir, yohan blake
After 4 world records, 11 medals and the birth of a sprinting legend in Beijing, you’d figure that Jamaica’s chances of improving on their last Olympic performance were as small as a red rose. But like England’s national flower, Team Jamaica oozed the sweetest smell, of success that is, as they managed to do one [...]
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Posted on 10 August 2012. Tags: Carl Lewis, London 2012, olympics, Usain Bolt, Warren Weir, yohan blake
Nine-time Olympic Gold medalist, Carl Lewis may be learning the hard way never to make Jamaicans angry as the island’s greatest sprinting product and several of his fans have fired back at the highly revered American athlete.
As expected, Usain Bolt cemented his legendary status at the Olympic games in London by repeating as the 200m [...]
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Posted on 08 August 2012. Tags: Brigitte Foster-Hylton, Courtney Walsh Award, IAAF World Championships, London 2012
Following grave disappointment at her final Olympic Games in London, one of Jamaica’s greatest hurdlers will hang up her cleats once the track season concludes.
Brigitte Foster-Hylton, regarded as one of Jamaica’s most accomplished female track athletes, will retire from the sport of track at the end of this year. This decision comes after Foster-Hylton, who [...]
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Posted on 08 August 2012. Tags: Asafa Powell, Asafa Powell hurt, London 2012, Usain Bolt, yohan blake
Despite the unprecedented success of our growing sprint legends during these Olympic games in London, it appears that the failure of another Jamaican athlete has somewhat overshadowed the achievements accomplished by the island’s track stars in recent days.
Former world-record holding sprinter, Asafa Powell has taken loads of criticism from fans after pulling up during the [...]
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