Usain Bolt breaks down in tears as he says goodbye to ‘best friend’ Germaine Mason at British Olympic high jumper’s funeral after he was killed in a motorcycle crash Usain Bolt paid a tearful farewell to Great Britain high jumper best friend Germaine Mason after serving as a pallbearer at his funeral. The 34-year-old was killed after a motorcycle collision in East Kingston, Jamaica, last month and scores of people gathered to lay him to rest. Olympic champion sprinter Bolt, 30, was pictured holding back tears behind his sunglasses at the emotional service, also in Kingston. Mason won a silver medal for Great Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after switching allegiances from Jamaica in 2006. Info via Daily Mail
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Former Boston Bruin player Graeme Towsnhead is hoping to coach Jamaica’s national hockey team all the way to the Winter Olympics. “I remember saying many times the only chance I’d ever have of playing the Olympics is if Jamaica had a team,” Townshead told CTV News Channel. Now Townshead is the head coach, assistant coach, trainer, water boy, and a stand-in during a power play for the Jamaican Under 20 National Ice Hockey Team. The players are from Canada and the U.S., but they all share Jamaican heritage. Unlike the iconic bobsledders, these guys have been playing hockey their whole lives, many of them playing in the OHL. This weekend the team is in Dartmouth, N.S. for a training camp and pair of exhibition games. “We want to wear the jersey with pride and, you know, show we can play with anyone at the highest level,” said player Jaden Lindo. 5-1 WIN! Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey U20's vs Nova Scotia All-Stars #joiht #jamaicanolympicicehockey #hockeylife #hockey #halifax #novascotia #hockeylife #jamaica🇯🇲 #jamaicanpride #dominate A post shared by Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey (@joiht_) on May 14, 2017 at 2:56pm PDT @JOIHT consultant & former Jamaica […]
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Team Jamaica showed great improvement in the Coed Elite Team Competition finishing 8th outh of 17 countires. The 70 participating countries at the 2017 World Cheerleading Championships demonstrated the true diversity of the sport, with athletes, coaches and fans traveling from countries such as Jamaica, Mexico, Argentina, China, Croatia, South Africa, Spain, UK, Estonia, Puerto Rico and more. Coach David was very satisfied with Jamaica’s 🇯🇲 final performance. Coed Elite Final Results Team Jamaica getting the crowd on @icucheer JA MA IC A! #let #go #Jamaica A post shared by Team Jamaica Cheer Official (@team_ja_cheer) on May 3, 2017 at 12:17pm PDT Team Members Photos by Team Jamaica Cheer Official info via International Cheer Union Jamaica Cheer Federation (JACF) President: Karelle Jones 161 Constant Spring Road Kingston 8 JAMAICA
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Akani Simbine wins men’s 100M in 9.99 into -1.2 at Doha Diamond league. Asafa Powell 2nd in 10.08, Femi Ogunode 3rd 10.13 and Justin Gatlin finishes 4th in 10.14. #DohaDL Photo via Jordan Forte
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Elaine Thompson (JAM) dominates the women’s 200M, running 22.19 despite a strong headwind. “It was a tough race, maybe it was the wind. The time is good, this is OK for now.” ~Elaine Thompson (Jamaica Gleaner)
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The European Athletic Association’s record “revolution” plan calls for the “rewriting” of track and field’s world-record list. If an athlete set a world record, but their doping sample from the event was not stored for the next 10 years for retesting, the record would be stripped under the plan. The IAAF began saving doping samples from its championship meets in 2005. Current world records set before 2005 include Florence Griffith-Joyner in the 100m and 200m (both in 1988) and Hicham El Guerrouj in the 1500m and the mile (1998 and 1999). Article by NBC Sports read more Photo by Tony Duffy/Allsport
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VIDEO: Elaine Thompson Herah CLOCKS 10.65 (MR) in Women’s 100M, ZURICH
