The Tokyo Olympics full of surprises continued on the first day of August. Just when the World Champion, Jamaica Yohan Blake failed to qualified for 100m final. The Venezuela living legend, Yulima Rojas produced a spectacular 15.67m leap in triple jump to break 26 years old record. The Venezuela and Barça athlete set her stall […]
The fastest living woman, Shelly-Ann Fraser- Pryce confirmed her ratin by running another scintillating time of 10.71s to win the Jamaica championship on Friday (25). But in the final there was an upset, the Olympics champion Elaine Herah was displayed to third place by the dark horse Shericka Jackson. Jackson ran 10.82s to Elaine 10.84s. […]
The world champion, Jamaica Yohan Blake was beaten hands down on Sunday (23) in Adidas Boston Boost meet. Despite trying 150m, Jereem Richard was too strong for Blake as he returned 14.94s to the winner, Richard’s 14.75s. Nigerian John Okoye was fourth in 15.57s. In the female 200m, the Olympics Champion, Shaunae Miller-Uibo was at […]
The 2015 Beijing World Athletics long jump silver medalist, British Shara Proctor showing off good form in Clermont Florida on Sunday (2). The 32 years old Anguilla born, jumped 6.77m (1.9) to beat another British, Jasmine Sawyer who jumped 6.75m (2.7). In the 200m, the Indian Champion Srbani Nanda was fourth with good 23.47s in […]
It seems Covid-19 sports restrictions has taken it’s rustiness result toll on the world champion, Jamaica Yohan Blake. In Kingston Jamaica Meet yesterday, Blake was seriously letargic in the 100m as he struggled to win his heat in 10.27s. Oblique Seville was adjudged first after winning his heat in a faster 10.24s. In 200m, Akeem […]
Jamaica athletics deprived of competition by Covid-19 stringent rules may have had effect on performance of the second fastest 200m in history, Yohan Blake. Blake was not impressive in his first indoor outing for the season on Saturday (20) in Kingston. Followed similar Julian Forte 6.73s performance in the 60m; Blake could only managed 21.11s […]
In a serious move to fill the Usain Bolt’s shoe, the World Champion, Jamaica Yohan Blake has employed the services of another Jamaica great and World silver medalist, Michael Frater to join his coach crew expecially to help with his starting. Blake has been conditioned by Gregory Little since January 2019, after he parted ways […]
The double 100m Olympics Champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce shot to the world lead again after her sizzling 100 run last week. Yesterday Saturday 18, in Kingston capital of Jamaica; she took everyone to cleaner in 200m in a world leading time of 22.74s with 23.05s improved performance from Bahamas Strachan. The IAAF World relay gold medalist […]
The eight time Olympics Champion Usain Bolt recalled his false start and consequent disqualification in the final of the men’s 100m at the Daegu World Championships in 2011 which many still considered the only blemish in the sprinting legend’s career. He recalled his coach Glen Mills told him at the beginning of the 2011 season […]