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VIDEO: Team Jamaica hosted by Usain Bolt and Warren Weir

by admin· July 27, 2012· in JO Articles, News, Track and Field, Videos· 2 comments

Jamaica Olympic team just chilling Hosted by: Usain Bolt and Warren Weir feat Jason Dadz Morgan, Leford Green, Dorian Scott, Maurice Smith and many More
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Usain Bolt: ‘I’m ready to go’ at press conference in London

by admin· July 26, 2012· in News, Sourced, Track and Field· 3 comments

Olympic champion Usain Bolt has said he will be “ready to go” at the Olympic Games after recovering from a stiff back and hamstring problems. Fitness concerns have dogged the 25-year-old’s build-up to the Games where he will be defending his 100 metres and 200m titles. Bolt, who will carry the Jamaican flag at tomorrow’s opening ceremony, said: “I have been training great over the past two-and-a-half weeks so everything is coming together. “I had slight problems but nothing too serious. I am ready to go.” In June, Bolt was surprised in the 100m final at the Jamaican National Championships and Olympic trials when he was beaten by world champion and his training partner Yohan Blake. Blake ran 9.75 seconds, it was the fastest 100 metres in the world this year. Bolt was second in in 9.86 seconds. Just 48 hours later, Bolt suffered his second loss Yohan Blake in the 200m final. Blake crossed the line in 19.80 seconds, 0.03secs ahead of the world record holder. But now the champion has said he is ready to compete in the 100m, and achieve his aim “to become a legend”, they aren’t many who would bet again […]
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Usain Bolt to be Jamaica’s flag bearer

by admin· July 26, 2012· in News, Sourced, Track and Field· 1 comments

London – Defending double sprint champion Usain Bolt will be Jamaica’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, an official said Thursday. “I am delighted to announce Mr Usain Bolt as our flag bearer,” said Mike Fennell, president of the Jamaica Olympic Association. The 25-year-old Bolt, one of global sport’s most marketable personalities, transformed the world of athletics when he scorched to victory in both sprint events at the Beijing Games in 2008 in then-world record times. Bolt bettered his Olympic form at the 2009 Berlin worlds, setting current world records in the 100 and 200m of 9.58 and 19.19sec. He defended his world 200m title in Daegu last year but a false start in the final saw compatriot Yohan Blake claim victory in the 100m.
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Who is Allison Randall?

by admin· July 26, 2012· in JO Articles, Real Talk with Team Jamaica, Track and Field· 1 comments

Allison is the 24 year old Discus star that captured a bronze medal for Jamaica at the 2011 CAC Championships in Puerto Rico. She is also the first Jamaican female to qualify with a throw of 61.21m to break a 26 year old record to represent Jamaica in the Olympics. After catching up with Allison you will see the true talent that she is and the bright future ahead of her. Allison was born in the states but her mother is from Kingston, Jamaica. She is a true Jamaican at heart. She loves the culture, food and her home away from home. Allison is all about the representing the Green, Black and Gold. Since 2006 Randall has been throwing the shot put and 6 years later she is about to take on the main stage. (Allison) I grew up playing basketball and tried discus since then the rest was history. I started to get the urge in 2008 I knew I had the physical attributes of a world class discus thrower but lacked the knowledge of the event. My coach Glenwood Edwards at the time refueled my fire and coached me to NCAA’s and I became more and more hungry […]
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VIDEO: Track & Field Olympic Training Camp

by admin· July 26, 2012· in JO Articles, News, Track and Field, Videos· 2 comments

Jamaican Track & Field Olympic Training Camp

by admin· July 26, 2012· in Images, JO Articles, News, Sourced, Track and Field· 3 comments

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Dane Hyatt, right, warms up during an open training session in Birmingham, England[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3226" align="aligncenter" width="562"]

Kerron Stewart receives a massage during an open training session in Birmingham, England Photo via AP[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3220" align="aligncenter" width="560"]

Hurdler Andrew Riley carries his starting blocks during a Jamaican track and field training session in Birmingham, England (AP Photo/Jon Super)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3229" align="aligncenter" width="559"]

Discus thrower Jason "Dadz" Morgan at training session in Birmingham, England (AP Photo/Jon Super)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3221" align="aligncenter" width="380"]

Women's team captain Novlene Williams-Mills speaks speaks during a news conference in Birmingham, England (AP Photo/Jon Super)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3222" align="aligncenter" width="342"]

Men's team captain Michael Frater speaks during news conference in Birmingham, England (AP Photo/Jon Super)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3224" align="aligncenter" width="375"]

Dominique Blake during an open training session in Birmingham, England (AP Photo/Jon Super)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3223" align="aligncenter" width="560"]

Dominique Blake, left, signs autographs during an open training session in Birmingham, England (AP Photo/Jon Super)[/caption]
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‘This is my time’, says confident Usain Bolt

by admin· July 25, 2012· in News, Sourced, Track and Field· 5 comments

London: Usain Bolt insisted “this is my time” Tuesday ahead of his bid to become the first man to win back-to-back Olympic titles in both the 100m and 200m — despite the emergence of Jamaican rival Yohan Blake. Olympics 2012 Jamaica Olympics Schedule | SHOP Bolt told the website of Britain’s Guardian newspaper he was ready to cast off an indifferent build-up and make history at London 2012, four years after his show-stopping performance at the Beijing Games. “This will be the moment, and this will be the year, when I set myself apart from other athletes in the world,” he said. “A lot of legends, a lot of people, have come before me. But this is my time.” The 1.96m (six foot five) Jamaican lit up Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium in 2008 when he smashed the 100m world record to claim gold with apparent ease, raising his arms in celebration well before crossing the finish line. Bolt, now 25, also galloped to victory in the 200m, in another world record time, and helped Jamaica win the 4x100m, lining him up for a second successive treble in London. But the world’s fastest man, with the distinctive bow-and-arrow celebration, has had an […]
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VIDEO: Interview with Dominique Blake

by admin· July 24, 2012· in JO Articles, Real Talk with Team Jamaica, Track and Field, Videos· 12 comments

Interview with Dominique Blake Part 2
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“Dadz” The Great…

by admin· July 23, 2012· in JO Articles, News, Real Talk with Team Jamaica, Track and Field· 23 comments

Get ready for the vibes because that is what Jason “Dadz” Morgan is all about. TeamJa.org had the pleasure of catching up with Jamaica’s National Record holder and Olympian in order to share a little of him with you. THE GREAT “DADZ” You hardly hear Jason Morgan being called Jason or Morgan. The infamous nickname Dadz, has been recognized worldwide. “I have always been known as Dadz, since I was going to Waterford primary school. I got it from my father. Everybody called him dad; they knew I was his son, so they called me dad’s boy. The boy dropped off and I got my own name and image as Dadz. Dadz means the leader, someone with great responsibility. The name made it through primary, high school and has its place around the world.” The catchy nick name also has a catch word. When you hear the word “Timeless” you think of Dadz. So what does it mean? “Timeless is a personal slang, it can mean so much things, but to me time is everything and everything takes time, so I say Timeless”. MAN OF GOD Jason is not motivated solely by his strong faith in God […]
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