Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica’s sprint queen, tweeted “my heart leaps with sadness! I can’t believe Mr. Aris is gone! My prayers and condolences goes out to his family! May God bless his soul!”
Olympic sprint double silver medalist, Juliet Cuthbert , commented on facebook: “Howard some said you had a special place in ur heart for me. In 1979 you gave me my first pair of Puma spikes I have never forgotten that. You understood me as some scoffed at me. You had a genuine love for track and field. Mr. Aris I will miss passing you in the VIP section and touching ur shoulder. May you rest now.” Read more>>
Source: Trackalerts via Trackandfieldnews.com
OTHER TRACKNEWS
- Ocean Spray WATA Workshops this weekend
- IAAF President Lamine Diack aims to keep track and field on top
- VCB says Doha for 2017 World Championships
- London labels itself the ‘athlete’s choice’
- MVP out in full force
- Social media workshop for athletes
- Mulling’s legal team eyes arbitration
- Steve Mullings’ affidavit refused by JADCO
- Ocean Spray/Wolmer’s 5k set for Nov 20
- Athlete of the year to be named shortly
- Veteran journalist Tino Geddes is dead
- Mullings’ lawyers challenge integrity of sample
- Mulling faces JADCO
- VCB not in IAAF Athlete of the Year top 3
- IAAF 2014 series host cities named
