Daniel Gordon’s documentary looks at the legacy of the men’s 100-metre final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, when gold medallist Ben Johnson tested positive for anabolic steroids and scandal reigned. For the first time ever, the eight athletes who ran in that infamous race tell their story.
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The Cedella Marley for Puma collection will send the men on Jamaica’s Olympic team into the opening ceremony clad in a lightweight, short-sleeve button-front shirts in army green with black accents at the shoulders, a black skinny tie and an embroidered Jamaican flag patch on the right breast.
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Jamaican Sprinters continue to show their dominance in Switzerland at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meet, which is presently taking place. The race finished just as quickly as it started with Yohan Blake separating himself decisively from the pack. He maintained form and speed to cross the finish line well ahead of the other runners. The top four positions were secured by Caribbean sprinters; namely Yohan Blake, Michael Frater, Marc Burns and Lerone Clarke. Their times were 9.85, 10.00, 10.00 and 10.12 respectively. Jamaican superstar sprinter Usain Bolt and long time sprint rival Asafa Powell did not compete in the meet as both are taking the time to recover from injuries and prepare for the London 2012 Olympic Games that will commence in the next two weeks. Shermain Williams, Jamaican 110m hurdles sprinter also competed and placed 8th in the women’s event. She clocked 12.78 behind Ginnie Crawford of the United States who won that event. By: Poetess Denise Fyffe, The Island Journal, Kingston, Jamaica JAMAICA APPAREL
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He is the fastest man who has ever lived and on 5th August the world will be watching and expecting Usain Bolt to reclaim the greatest prize in the Olympic Games, the men’s 100 metres title. Jamaica’s Yohan Blake, the current world champion, who is Bolt’s training partner and strongest challenger; Asafa Powell, often the forgotten man of Jamaican sprinting, but still the last man to hold the world record before Bolt; Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin, who lead the American charge hitting top form when it matters most; and Europe’s best hope, the Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre, who is proving that white men can sprint and take on the very best. This film follows the fortunes of the world’s best sprinters as they prepare for that ultimate showdown at London 2012, from the supremely confident superstar Bolt to his focused, sometimes shy, rivals, determined to prove that Bolt is just a man. We witness the sacrifice and growing self-belief of these athletes as they push themselves to the limit physically and mentally to claim the greatest prize in sport. All the time obsessed with their quarry, the tall Jamaican who rewrote what was possible in human speed. Can they really […]
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Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay may be fierce rivals on the track, representing two of the most respected nations heading to the London Olympic Games. However, the pair and their team-mates on the Jamaican and United States track teams will put their differences aside for a few minutes this Saturday. Both delegations, whose pre-Olympic camps are based a stone’s throw away from each other in the West Midlands city of Birmingham, will be joining one another in worship this Saturday at an Anglican cathedral ahead of the July 27 to August 12 Olympic Games. Bolt, a triple Olympic champion and world record holder is expected to be challenged by Gay among others in his 100m defence, but the two will be joined by the likes of Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown, Yohan Blake, Asafa Powell and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce along with Americans Carmelita Jeter, Justin Gatlin and Allyson Felix at the service. Team manager Ludlow Watts made the revelation this morning. “There will be a combined church service with the US and Jamaican teams,” said Watts. “We will take part in a one hour worship service at a nearby Anglican cathedral.” The Jamaican team, which is based at the University of Birmingham will […]
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Theme song for Jamaica Olympics Team Website: http://www.TeamJA.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JamaicaOlympics Twitter: http://twitter.com/JamaicaOlympics Artist & Writer: Masicka http://www.facebook.com/masickamusic Produced by: Crash Dummy Productions
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The 2008 Beijing Olympics served as a wake-up call to the American sprinters. They returned without a single gold in the blue ribbon sprint events: 100 and 200 metres, an ignominious low-point not seen since the 1976 Montreal Games. Jamaica, a tiny nation of 2.7 million people, were head and shoulders above the Americans. They wrote themselves into history books and became the second nation to stand atop the sprint medal tally. The USA did it thrice: in 1964, 1984 and 1988. Usain Bolt, who awed the Americans, became the first runner in 24 years to win both the men’s 100 and 200 races at the same Summer Games. American Carl Lewis achieved the feat on his way to four gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. ‘Bolt Mania’ floored the Americans. No nation has challenged the might of Track & Field powerhouse like the Jamaicans. Riding on Bolt’s three gold medals and as many world records, Jamaica stole a march over America. Fireworks are expected in London when athletes from both nations collide for the sprint supremacy. For the US, it will be all about vengeance. For Jamaica, it will be repeating Beijing. The advantage tilts in Jamaica’s favour […]
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Jamaican Olympic sprint champions, set to be some of the stars of the 2012 Games, are making a special visit to London schoolchildren as part of a global road safety campaign. Beijing 2008 winners including 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Nesta Carter, a gold medalist in the men’s 4x100m relay and 100m silver medalist Sherone Simpson are making the personal visit to Dulwich, south east London, for the Zenani campaign launched in memory of former South African president Nelson Mandela’s great-granddaughter. They are joined by team mate 400m hurdler Kaliese Spencer, African javelin champion Sunette Viljoen and African triathlete Gillian Sanders at the Alleyn’s School track. The Jamaicans hope their high-profile support, particularly in the run-up to London 2012, will help shine a spotlight on one of the biggest killers in the world, according to Bruce James president of the elite MVP Track and Field Club. He said: Road crashes are the biggest killer of young people worldwide but these deaths and injuries can be prevented. As we approach the London Olympics the world’s attention is upon us. We are here in London on the world stage so we are taking this opportunity to join the Zenani campaign and to call […]
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