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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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Usain Bolt Waxwork Unveiled at Madame Tussauds

by admin· July 23, 2012· in News, Sourced, Track and Field· 1 comments

The world’s fastest man Usain Bolt appears frozen in time as London’s Madame Tussauds unveils its waxwork of the Jamaican sprinter.
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Michael Frater and Novlene Williams-Mills Named Team Captains

by admin· July 22, 2012· in JO Articles, News, Track and Field· 3 comments

Sprinter Michael Frater and 400M runner Novlene Williams-Mills have been named team captains, for Jamaica’s athletics team Photo: (August 14, 2009 – Michael Photo: Michael Steele/Getty Images Europe)
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Jamaica’s Flag-bearer to be Decided Today

by admin· July 22, 2012· in News, Sourced, Track and Field· 5 comments

BIRMINGHAM, England: The Jamaican Olympic delegation could in the next few hours announce the team’s flag-bearer and official track and field team captains for the London Olympic Games. A meeting has been scheduled to discuss the matter at 9:00pm (3:00 p.m Jamaica time). Team manager Ludlow Watts, who is also the treasurer at the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), believes the flag bearer will most likely be one of the 47 track and field athletes, given the prestige of the sport and the size of the team in relation to Jamaica’s 50-member squad, which is completed by swimmer Alia Atkinson, Taekwondo expert Kenneth Edwards and Equestrian Samantha Albert. The JAAA is responsible for naming the male and female track and field team captains but can only make recommendations to the Jamaica Olympic Association as far as a flag bearer is concerned. Likely candidates for the flag-bearer role include triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt, veteran decathlete Maurice Smith and Brigitte Foster-Hylton. In an interview with The Gleaner several weeks ago, JOA president Mike Fennell said Bolt would be a suitable flag-bearer. “The flag bearer is usually determined in camp, we consult with every body, we do a wide consultation and in […]
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It’s all about the Parchy…

by admin· July 21, 2012· in JO Articles, Real Talk with Team Jamaica, Track and Field· 1 comments

Hansle Parchment son of Frances and Hansle is the 22 year old rising star who is as humble, fresh and pure as they come. TeamJa has been able to reach out and get a live update on Hansle and all that’s going on in his world so far. DID YOU KNOW? Hansle actually started off as a thrower, but he would mess around and jump the hurdles while hurdlers were training and Coach Brian enough playing lets test it out. From that day on Hansle has moved forward to become a decorated young hurdler recently winning the 2012 Jamaican National Championships with a personal best of 13.18 in the 110m high hurdles. DIPARCHMENT Many may not know that Hansle’s catchy last name leaves him with a various amounts of nickname Parchy, Patchy, Big Parch, Blab and many more. He finds it fun that people connect with his name and remembers him because of its unique sound. MOTIVATION After catching up with Hansle he said his focus is to aim high and strive for the best. He wants to make his country proud. While so many people support him and he is grateful, he said God, his Mom, […]
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Team Jamaica 2012 Olympic Photo Diary

by admin· July 21, 2012· in Gallery, Images, News, Swimming, Taekwondo, Track and Field· 10 comments

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Moving In Faith : Zara Northover

by admin· July 20, 2012· in Images, JO Articles, Profiles, Track and Field· 2 comments

Dreams are meant to become a reality and hard work is meant to be rewarded. At all times God is to be Glorified and each step of the way one should keep Moving in Faith” ~ Zara Northover There has been a Moving in Faith movement over the last few years and Zara Northover has been spreading the motto through t-shirts, bracelets and words of encouragement. It all started in 2007 for Northover as she and fellow captains of the Women’s Track and Field program at Northeastern University in Boston came together to rally their team to win their first Colonial Athletic Association championship. “My team needed uplifting and therefore other captains and I went out and bought tank tops that we designed together the night before our competition. On the back of mine I wrote moving in faith and all my teammates names. During my speech I said that we are not doing this for just ourselves or our school, but this is for our family, each other and for God. We just have to keep Moving in Faith because at all costs we will then be unstoppable.” Needless to say Northover scored 34 points in the throws […]
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