Posts from — February 2012
Asafa OUT ! Sprinter not selected for World Indoors
The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) yesterday announced a team of 11 athletes and five officials for next month’s IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Istanbul, Turkey. There is no space in the squad for former 100m world record holder, Asafa Powell, among the four male athletes who were listed, while sprint queen Veronica Campbell-Brown will get a shot to defend her 60m crown, won two years ago in Doha. Read more>>
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
OTHER TRACK NEWS
- Jamaica’s World Indoors Team
- 6 U.S. Athletes – Last chance for first gold
- Olympics ‘likely to be under budget’
- Clarke focused on indoor glory
- VCB, Clarke to lead indoor team
- Gibson Relays: Photo Gallery
- KC’s Boland smashes pole vault mark
- British High Commission urges Jamaicans to apply for UK visas
- Riley takes sprint, hurdles titles
- Puma profits continue to rise
- Win for Racers
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February 29, 2012 No Comments
Powell vs. Bolt in Rome
Jamaican sprinting royalty will be on show in the Eternal City, after former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell booked an early season clash against double Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt at this year’s Golden Gala IAAF/Samsung Diamond League meet in Rome, Italy. Read more>>
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
- London 2012: 40,000 tickets to be released for athletics
- Olympic stadium pitch to be ripped up after Games
- Olympic uniforms from Nike
- Usain Bolt: Everything is good!
- Yohan Blake becomes ambassador for LIME
- Oberlin retain title
- Jura Levy breaks school mark over 200m
- US journalist for Gibsons Relays
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February 22, 2012 No Comments
Bolt to participate in Sigma Corporate run
OLYMPIC gold medallist and world sprint champion Usain Bolt is scheduled to participate in this year’s PanCaribbean Sigma Corporate Run scheduled for this Sunday in Kingston.
The 100m and 200m world record holder, who is a patron of the event, is expected to walk the distance in order not to risk the possibility of injury, the Observer has learnt. Read more>>
Source: Jamaica Observer
OTHER TRACKNEWS
- Why the secrecy?
- NCB commits $12 million to Olympics
- Birmingham University upgrades facilities for Jamaican athletes
- Bolt to run at Ostrava’s Golden Spike Meet
- Munro College’s Emannuel Onyia shatters record at Western Champs
- Inaugural track meet for St. Catherine, St. Ann schools
- 17 finals for boys on today at Western Champs
- Lerone Clarke clocks fastest 60m this season
- VCB upstaged by Tiana Madison
- PUMA chairman set for Q&A session next month
- PBs for Williams and Bailey at weekend meets
- ‘Bolt is not injured’
- Take care of Stadium East track – Ministry
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February 17, 2012 No Comments
Watching Usain Bolt in 100m final not high priority for Games’ greats
Everyone wants to see Usain Bolt run in the London 2012 Olympic Games 100m final, right? It’s the hottest ticket in London town this year, oversubscribed thousands of times over, according to Games organisers and any straw poll of UK residents.
But talk to the Olympic greats, many in town this week for the Laureus World Sports Awards, and it’s surprising to find what Olympic events tick their box. When the question was asked of Nadia Comaneci, Mark Spitz, Daley Thompson and Edwin Moses – 19 Olympic gold medals and 58 World Championship titles between them – the Bolt race was raised only as a potential highlight, behind the men’s triathlon, fencing and Michael Phelps’ appearance in the pool. Read more>>
Source: Telegraph.co.uk via Trackandfieldnews.com
OTHER TRACKNEWS
- International Ambassador Asafa Powell
- Bolt, Cheruiyot and Jeter among prestigious international award finalists
- Michael Vassell – Track and field events need sponsors
- Koreans join hunt for a Jamaican track coach
- Federick Dacres makes qualifying mark for World Youths
- Kimberly Williams sets eyes on Olympics
- Racers confirm Camperdown Classics
- Glen Mills believes Bolt and Blake are fine in the same camp
- Bolt’s mentor for Western Relays
- Shericka Jackson shines at Puma Development Meet
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February 6, 2012 No Comments
Asafa Powell targets success in 2012
Having to deal with repeated disappointment and public doubt concerning his mental toughness, Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell has had to endure a lot in his chequered career; but perhaps there is still time for his reconciliation with sprinting supremacy.
It has been over three years since he has entered a major championship as a favourite and his 9.77 and 9.74 seconds 100m world-record marks have long been eclipsed by a certain Usain Bolt. Read more>>
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
OTHER TRACKNEWS
- Olympics scam lands fraudster in jail
- Journey of Champions: 50 Years of Jamaican Athletic Excellence
- Stadium East repairs back on track soon
- Prince Harry to race Bolt
- Inside the Women’s 100m
- London Olympic flame to be lit on May 10 at Olympia
- 2012 Olympics gets ready with new meets and sponsors
- Nesta Carter in perfect place
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February 2, 2012 No Comments
