Danusia Francis of Jamaica – UNEVEN BARS I love Danusia Francis’ attitude. On the slow replay, you can see the pain she’s in with that ACL injury. Wise decision on her part here. She has much to be proud of, and she clearly is. What a great smile. pic.twitter.com/1oAns7Hc7N — Alheli Picazo (@a_picazo) July 25, 2021 “Danusia your Mental Strength and Courage will be a part of Jamaica’s folklore and history for years to come .I am so proud of what you did for our country and your self. Thank you and Godspeed on a speedy recovery to a 100%” ~Dr. Jason Hamilton, Sports Psychologist#TeamJamaica pic.twitter.com/voj8K8Kmgq — Team Jamaica (@TeamJA876) July 25, 2021
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Damion Thomas Jnr is very meticulous in his approach to life. The first time Olympian possesses all the attributes – discipline, technique, speed and mental fortitude – to succeed in his specialty event the 110m hurdles.
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Global sports brand PUMA is supplying the Jamaica, Cuba, Barbados, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Grenada and Switzerland Track & Field Teams with Federation Kits for Rio 2016. The kits are equipped with innovative features such as ACTV taping to which provides focused muscle support and energy return, bonded seams for ultimate comfort and are made from lightweight compression fabrics to allow for the ultimate performance. The kits are also reinforced with a 6-way stretch fine gauge warp knit fabric that assures targeted graduated advanced compression while assuring a full range of movement. The kits are designed with one goal in mind; to be forever faster. Photos and info via PUMA
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Yona Knight-Wisdom created history by becoming Jamaica’s first ever male Olympic diver at this year’s Games in Rio de Janeiro. Yona, who will compete for Jamaica in the men’s three metre springboard in Rio, has also graduated after studying for a BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science degree at Leeds Beckett. Yona, 21, took up the sport after being inspired watching the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and first represented Jamaica in 2012. He competed in the World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona the following year and at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow before winning a silver medal at the Diving World Cup in Rio in February this year, confirming his Olympic selection. Yona, who was born in Leeds to a Jamaican father and Barbadian mother, is a sports scholar at Leeds Beckett and was able to complete his studies alongside his commitments as an elite athlete. He said: “I’ve really enjoyed my time studying at Leeds Beckett and have appreciated the support I’ve received which has allowed me to combine my studies with my sporting commitments.
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Toni-Ann Williams makes history as the first Jamaican gymnast to qualify for Olympics. With a strong performance Sunday at the Olympic test event, Cal gymnast Toni-Ann Williams qualified for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Williams will be the first female gymnast to represent Jamaica at the Olympics. She finished 38th overall in the test event with a 52.931 total in the all-around. Her best score was a 14.066 on vault, which ranked 24th. She also finished in the top 35 on beam (13.666, 29th) and floor (13.366, 32nd). Williams earned an 11.833 on bars. “What an amazing accomplishment,” Cal and Jamaica head coach Justin Howell said in a news release. “It’s a little surreal at the moment, but we believed without a doubt that she would qualify.” Williams balanced her Olympic training with her responsibilities to Cal. The Randallstown, Md., native earned a pair of All-Pac-12 First Team honors, her second West Region Gymnast of the Year award and her fourth career Regular-Season All-America title. To compete at the Rio Olympic Test Event, she missed the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships. “The rigor of Cal prepares our student-athletes for excellence,” said Howell, who […]
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Jamaican gymnast Toni-Ann Williams has a date with destiny – the star sophomore will compete for Jamaica at The Olympic Games in Rio this summer. Sports Report on Pac-12 Network captured the emotional moment when the people young and old she’s inspiring send her well wishes! Sports Report preview: Toni-Ann Williams gets well wishes on w… Cal Bears gymnast Toni-Ann Williams has a date with destiny – the star sophomore will compete for Jamaica at The Olympic Games in Rio this summer.Tonight on #SportsReport on Pac-12 Network, the emotional moment when the people young and old she's inspiring send her well wishes! #BackThePac Posted by Pac-12 Conference on Monday, February 22, 2016
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A 17-year-old who only took up the sport 11 months ago is set to continue Jamaica’s rich tradition in bobsleigh at the Winter Youth Olympic Games.The bobsleigh competition will be held at the Lillehammer Olympic Sliding Centre, the same track on which the Caribbean country finished in 14th place in the four-man event at the 1994 Winter Olympic Games. Daniel Mayhew, who comes from the same Orange Field community as former 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell, is the first Jamaican to be selected for a Winter Youth Olympics after none appeared at the inaugural event in Innsbruck in 2012.
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Team USA sprinter Justin Gatlin guarantees VICTORY over Usain Bolt at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gatlin told “TMZ Sports” he’s not afraid of the Zika scare in Brazil and NOTHING can keep him from competing against his rival Bolt at the games. Gatlin laid down the gauntlet “I’M GOING TO WIN!” when asked up if he was finally going to crush the Jamaican sensation Usain Bolt on the track. Gatlin even added he already has plans for his gold medal when he crosses that line!! Info via www.tmz.com
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