Jamaica’s sprint dominance continued on Saturday as a mixed quartet delivered a historic performance at the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, setting a new world record in the 4x100m event. The team of Ackeem Blake, Tina Clayton, Kadrian Goldson and Tia Clayton clocked an impressive 39.99 seconds in their heat, becoming the first team to break the 40-second barrier in the mixed discipl... »
PHILADELPHIA, USA — Jamaica College (JC)’s 4x100m team were the only Jamaican high school relay Championship of America winners when the 130th Penn Relays Carnival ended in wet and cold conditions here at Franklin Field on Saturday. After promising multiple titles, with JC leading qualifying in two events from Friday — the 4x100m and 4x800m — the Jamaicans managed a single win, the fewest in many ... »
Four Jamaican athletes, including Olympic champion Roje Stona, have been denied approval to switch allegiance to Turkey following a ruling by the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel. Also affected are Rajindra Campbell, Jaydon Hibbert and Wayne Pinnock, all of whom had submitted requests to represent the European nation in international competitions. The decision, announced on Thursday, follo... »
SHANOYA Douglas smashed her one-week-old Jamaica Under-20 200m record after she ran a stupendous 22.11 seconds (1.9m/s) to complete back-to-back sprint doubles at the Carifta Games. Douglas, the World Under-20 Athletics Championships bronze medallist, smashed her own record with a masterclass in sprinting on Monday’s final day of the 53rd games at Kirani James Athletics Stadium in St George’s, Gre... »
New champions were crowned at this year’s GraceKennedy ISSA Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships,. Edwin Allen High School dethroned defending champions Hydel to secure their 11th title, while Jamaica College (JC) got the better of defending champions Kingston College (KC) to claim their 23rd. It was wire-to-wire victories for both teams, who led from the opening day. After 4... »
Jamaica will be represented by three bobsleigh sleds at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina after confirming qualification through the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation rankings. The latest quota allocation sees the island matching its participation level from Beijing 2022, with entries confirmed in the monobob, two-man and four-man events. Mica Moore earned Jamaica’s pla... »
Jamaica’s Sport Minister Olivia Grange is satisfied with the mounting of the statue of legendary sprinter Usain Bolt at Falmouth’s historic Water Square. Jamaica’s Sport Minister Olivia Grange is satisfied with the mounting of the statue of legendary sprinter Usain Bolt at Falmouth’s historic Water Square, which was promised since 2019. While the statue has already been installed, the official unv... »
Early Sunday morning, following the women’s 4×100 metre relay at the World Championships in Tokyo, the Jamaican women’s team secured a strong second place finish. But beyond the silver medal, the moment was marked by something far greater. It was the final race of track and field legend and national icon Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce. The race brought the curtain down on her illustrious career, as she g... »
Jamaica has reclaimed its place at the top of global sprinting after delivering a stunning 1-2 finish in the men’s 100 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday. Oblique Seville, 24, silenced his critics and shocked rivals by storming to his first senior world title with a blistering 9.77 seconds, holding off compatriot Kishane Thompson, who clocked 9.82 to take silver. Amer... »
On Tuesday, September 9, Jamaica tackled Trinidad and Tobago in the CONCACAF FIFA World Cup qualifiers, inside Jamaica National Stadium in Kingston. The Reggae Boyz secured a 2–0 victory and these are the highlights. »
Newly surfaced surveillance footage has shed light on a heated incident involving U.S. sprinting star Sha’Carri Richardson and fellow athlete Christian Coleman at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on July 27. The video, released on Thursday, shows Richardson forcefully shoving Coleman multiple times during an argument as he repeatedly attempted to walk away. The altercation, which took place in... »
The Jamaican sprint legend and his family are mourning the death of the family patriarch. According to the Jamaica Observer, Wellesley Bolt passed away on Monday, March 31, following a lengthy battle with an unknown illness. Usain Bolt has not yet released a statement confirming his father’s passing, but sources told Urban Islandz he is saddened by the news. “He (Usain Bolt) and the entire family ... »
A high school track and field event in Virginia took an unsporting turn when a runner was struck in the head with a baton mid-race, leading to serious injuries and controversy. The victim, Kaelen Tucker, a junior at Brookville High School, was competing in the 4×200 meter relay during the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 3 State Indoor Championships at Liberty University on Friday, March 7... »
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20 year-old Jamaican Olympic finalist Tia Clayton ran 7.18s over 60m distance to smash the meet record in Astana, Kazakhstan. Notably, her sister Tina Clayton was apart of the race, she finished 3rd with a time of 7.36s. »
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Kishane Thompson made his international indoor debut in a 60m dash on Saturday in Astana. While the Olympic silver medallist won his race, there have been some concerns about him falling to the ground afterwards. Thompson was one of the star attractions for the opening of the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting. Living up to expectations, the sprinter won his race in 6.56s, with Ali Anwar Al ... »
Jamaica’s Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson is set to begin his 2025 season with his indoor debut at the Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes on January 25. The event marks the first World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting of the year, and fans are eager to see Thompson in action. The 23-year-old sprinter, who claimed 100m silver at the Paris 2024 Olympics with an impressive 9.79, w... »
Several years after his retirement from track and field, renowned Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has set yet another record. Bolt currently has the longest-standing 100m record in the history of the sport. Bolt first acquired the 100m world record title in May 2008 at the New York Reebok Grand Prix. A few months later, the athlete would stun audiences at the Beijing Olympics by topping his 9.72 fini... »
Several years after his retirement from track and field, renowned Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has set yet another record. Bolt currently has the longest-standing 100m record in the history of the sport. Bolt first acquired the 100m world record title in May 2008 at the New York Reebok Grand Prix. A few months later, the athlete would stun audiences at the Beijing Olympics by topping his 9.72 fini... »
Jamaican sprinter and world’s fastest woman alive, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, signs endorsement deal with luxury watch brand Richard Mille Luxury Swiss watch brand Richard Mille has announced that Jamaican sprinter and currently the athlete with the fastest woman alive, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, is its newest brand ambassador. On Wednesday, the brand’s Instagram account posted a warm message an... »
Jamaica shocked Chile 2-1 in front of a packed Estadio Sausalito in Vina del Mar in Chile on Friday in a friendly international match. Goals by Clayton Donaldson in the 38th minute and Joel Grant in the 53rd, were enough to provide the win for the FIFA 55th ranked Reggae Boyz over their No. 3 ranked opponents, who had Nicolas Castilo scoring a consolation goal in the 81st minute. The victory will ... »
Oshane Bailey anchored Jamaica to the gold medal in the USA vs the World Men 4×100 on Saturday’s third and final day at the 122nd staging of the Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The Jamaicans won quite easily after the powerful USA Red team of Mike Rogers, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Isiah Young dropped the baton on the final exchange and was disqualified. The 2... »
Kingston College (KC) produced a meet record-equalling performance to win the High School Boys’ 4×100 Championship of America on Saturday’s third and final day at the 122nd staging of the Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The quartet of Shivnarine Smalling, Akeem Bloomfield, Jhevaughn Matherson and Tyreke Bryan clocked 39.63 seconds to equal the meet record set by... »
Jamaica College (JC) won the gold medal in the High School Boys’ 4×400 Championship of America on Saturday’s third and final day of the 122nd staging of the Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The quartet of Maleik Smith, Michael Campbell, Devaughn Baker and Phillip Lemonios completed the course in 3:12.34 to lead home a Jamaica one-two finish in the final event for... »
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