Top Edwin Allen High School sprinter Patrice Moody was reportedly disqualified after winning her semi-final of the Class One Girls 200m. Moody was one of the favourites to win the event especially after defeating top contenders Ashley Williams of Holmwood Technical High and defending champion Natalliah Whyte of St. Jago High in a very tough semi-final. The much improved Edwin Allen sprinter clocked a decent season leading23.56 ahead of Williams 23.72 and a resolute Whyte 23.86 after a prolonged stretch duel. She was disqualified after being deemed to have breached IAAF Rule 163.3 which speaks to ‘Lane Infringement’. Not ascertained whether the management of the Edwin Allen team had lodged an appeal. This was the second major misfortune to hit the defending champions in the past two days. The school’s Class Four sprint relay team which was highly fancied to win the gold medal missed out on the finals scheduled for Saturday after disaster struck on the 3rd exchange. The rule (163.3) states: (a) in all races run in lanes, each athlete shall keep within his allocated lane from start to finish. this shall also apply to any portion of a race run in lanes. (b) […]
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She might be up for a spot on Jamaica’s Olympics team, but there’s only one position, and she said it’s “not looking hopeful due to some political issues” she didn’t want to get into. Danusia Francis perfect 10 Perfection. Congratulations Danusia Francis! #perfect10 Posted by UCLA Gymnastics on Sunday, March 6, 2016
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16 year old Christopher Taylor of Calabar High School destroys Ramone McKenzie’s CLASS 2 BOYS 200M RECORD with a time of 20.80 (-0.4) in semifinal1!
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Akeem ‘Zoomfield’ Bloomfield and his handlers have stated that the IAAF World Junior Championships and qualification for the Rio Olympics 2016 are high on his list of priorities this year. They know however that before they tackle those major objectives, there is the big matter of his defence of the 400m title at the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championshipb2016 or ‘Champs’ as it is more commonly called. Bloomfield had arguably the performance of the 2015 ‘Champs’ when hebhumbled a top quality field on his way to a breathtaking National JuniorbRecord run of 44.93 to take the Class One 400m. He has been meticulouslybprepared, some say handled with kid’s gloves in the build up to ‘Champs’. His non-appearance early season even sparked debates as to his well-being and the possibility that injury would yet again rob the brilliant Kingston College athlete from showcasing his immense talent on the greatest platform for high school track and field in the world. Many watched anxiously as the lanky 18 year old made his belated season opening appearance at the CARIFTA Trials in conditions that were far from ideal. He did not disappoint, effortlessly putting away the field to win his heat […]
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Fireworks are expected when the starter’s gun explodes for the much anticipated Class One Boys 100m final on the penultimate evening of the 106th staging of the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championships from the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The thousands that will be in the stadium and those watching at home and in the diaspora as well as those following the #TeamJamaica online coverage expect to see the three big guns of the 2016 schoolboy season bang in contention as the gladiators rush towards the line. Many believe that, with the quality on show and given ideal sprinting conditions, the race will be decided in under 10.20 seconds, some even venturing to posit that Zharnell Hughes’ 2014 ‘Champs’ record (10.12) and the Jamaica National Junior mark held by Yohan Blake (10.11) will be removed from the books. Those expectations might be overly ambitious, but one thing is certain, the blue riband event of sprinting will generate the usual excitement. The main protagonists Nigel Ellis, Raheem Chambers and Jhevaughn Matherson have earned their status as the leading men. Each in his own way will be hunting a chance at personal redemption. Ellis, STETHS’s iron man of sprinting, […]
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Day One of Champs 2016 can be summed up in two words – Christopher Taylor. The 2015 IAAF World Youth Champion did what many expected on the opening day of the 2016 ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championships as he scorched the track on his way to decimating Devaughn Baker’s 3 year old Class Two 400m record of 46.64. The exciting Calabar High phenom launched his assault in much the same way he did the Class Three record in 2014 clipping over three tenths of a second off the old mark to etch his name in the history books yet again. With the new mark of 46.33, Taylor now holds the Class Two and Class Three records for the one lap event. He is the first athlete to capitalize on the $25,000.00 scholarship on offer from the sponsors to an individual or a team breaking a record at Champs 106. No one would bet against him lowering that mark in the finals or semi-finals. The real battle seems to be for the other medals. Taylor’s team-mate Brandon Heath looked good in qualifying. Anthony Cox of St. Jago, Romel Plummer of Munro College, Dashinelle Dyer of STETHS […]
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