Articles Tagged “Caribbean Olympian”
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CONGRATS: Ato Boldon nominated for Sports Emmy
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees for the 34th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards and a Caribbean Olympian is vying for an award at tonight’s ceremony at the Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York. Back on March 20th, more than 170 nominees were announced [...]
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Olympian Richard Thompson welcomes son + Soca stars Terri Lyons and Young Voice expecting!
Congratulations are in order for Caribbean Olympian Richard “Torpedo” Thompson and his beautiful girlfriend Monique Cabral, who welcomed their first child together on Monday April 22nd, 2013. The 27 year-old Olympic medalist might just have another sprinter on his hands, as his son Rhys, made a fantastic finish at 7lbs 15oz. “I’m a proud Dad. [...]
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Olympian Deon Hemmings-McCatty honored + Team Jamaica Bickle to Host Caribbean Athletes at Penn Relays!
Caribbean unity and cooperation will once again take center stage at the Penn Relays, as Team Jamaica Bickle, dons its `host-cap’ to welcome a large contingent of athletes from Jamaica, and across the region, namely; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, and Grenada, to the ‘Bickle’ camp and as part of the Caribbean [...]
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Kirani James will open his 2013 season in The Bahamas this weekend.
World and Olympic 400 metres champion Kirani James will open his 2013 season in The Bahamas this weekend. The Grenadian, who created history by winning his country’s first ever medal at the London Olympics last summer, confirmed his participation in the Bahamas Invitational scheduled for next week Saturday. The meet at the Thomas Robinson National [...]
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Veronica Campbell-Brown confirmed for 2013 Adidas Grand Prix in NYC
Veronica Campbell-Brown, the queen of Jamaican sprinting, recently announced on Irie Jam Radio that she will return to the adidas Grand Prix in NYC on May 25 to run her specialty, the 200 meters. One of the premier track-and-field events in the world, the adidas Grand Prix will kick off the summer on May 25 [...]
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UPCOMING: Team Jamaica Bickle’s Annual Penn Relay Awards Reception and Fundraiser
Team Jamaica Bickle will hold its annual Penn Relay Awards Reception and Fundraiser on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 6pm-9pm at The Rotunda, Brooklyn Borough Hall, under the distinguished patronage of the Honorable Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President. This year the organization will honor Olympian, Deon Hemmings-McCatty, OD; Derrick James (former Consul General, Grenada); Colette Cyrus-Burnett [...]
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World sprint sensation Usain Bolt is to run in the Cayman Islands
World sprint sensation Usain Bolt is to run in the Cayman Islands for the first time. Bolt, the six-time Olympic gold medalist and world record holder, will compete in the second annual Cayman Invitational athletic meet in May. Bolt will be joined by other world-class athletes, including Beijing Olympic silver medalist Kerron Stewart, Olympic record [...]
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Keshorn Walcott preps for Diamond League meets in May.
Olympic gold medalist Keshorn Walcott is setting his sights on the Diamond League meets in May. The javelin thrower recently received the Trinidad Express Individual of the Year Award 2012 and gave the daily some insight on the upcoming meet. Walcott admitted that he was still in the early stages of his strength training. “Things [...]
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DRAMA: Kim Collins arrested over child support issue???
Iconic sprinter Kim Collins says he does not owe any money in child support following his arrest for allegedly not making adequate arrangement to support his children while he goes overseas. Police escorted Collins to a courthouse in St.Kitts after his arrest in Nevis as he was boarding an aircraft to travel overseas, reports CMC. [...]
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Usain Bolt ready for 2013 Bislett Games
Double world record-holder Usain Bolt is scheduled to compete at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games, a part of the IAAF Diamond League series, on Thursday, 13 June and will run the 200m. According to a release from the IAAF , Bolt, who retained both men’s 100m and 200m titles, as well as the men’s 4x100m at [...]
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PHOTOS: Usain Bolt kisses British girlfriend Megan Edwards ASS Goodbye! Steamy pics inside…
The fastest man on earth smashed his own Olympic records but not before smashing romancing Megan Edwards. The world’s fastest man and eligible bachelor is yet again single after his latest conquest, Megan Edwards bolted! Edwards told the London Sun that she called it quits right before Christmas 2012 because of the issues that arise [...]
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Usain Bolt ends 2012 on Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Jamaican Usain Bolt’s astonishing repeat success at this year’s London Olympics, coupled with his US$9 million per-year deal with Puma, has catapulted him onto Forbes Magazine’s 2012 prestigious 30 under 30 sports list. Each year, the magazine chooses 30 personalities all aged under 30, from 12 different fields, who it describes as “young disruptors, innovators [...]
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Bolt wins World Sports Journalist Award
Sprint legend Usain Bolt crowned an impressive list of achievements in 2012 by winning the international sports journalist award for the world’s top male athlete of 2012. Bolt received 33.62 percent of the votes and a total of 1381 points ahead of American swimmer Michael Phelps and world number one tennis star Serbia’s Novak Djokovic. [...]
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Usain Bolt and Serena Williams named USSA 2012 Athletes of the Year
Jamaican sprint ace Usain Bolt has done it again, bagging yet another award as the United States Sports Academy’s (USSA) 2012 Male Athlete of the Year. US tennis player Serena Williams took the honours as the USSA Female Athlete of the Year. Bolt and Williams topped the voting for the USSA’s 28th annual Athlete of [...]
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Grenada PM praises Kirani James for winning SOSA Award
Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has heaped praise on Olympic and World 400m champion Kirani James for receiving the Caribbean Spirit of Sport Award (SOSA) in Trinidad and Tobago last week. The Grenadian quarter-miler was presented with the award after picking up his country’s first Olympic medal in the event at the 2012 London Games in [...]
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PHOTOS: Olympian Keshorn Walcott dominates T&T Spirit of Sport Awards
Olympic gold medallist Keshorn Walcott was the star of the show at the recent Spirit of Sport Awards, picking up four awards including Trinidad and Tobago’s “Male Athlete of the Year.” The 19-year-old, who made history when he won the men’s javelin throw at this year’s London Olympics, took four of the five awards for [...]
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Kirani James to be honored with Caribbean Spirit of Sport Award
On Friday December 28th, Trinidad and Tobago will honor Grenada’s World and Olympic champion Kirani James with the Caribbean Spirit of Sport Award for his “unparalleled spirit of humanity” displayed at this year’s London Olympic Games. Hailing the 20-year-old as “a perfect example of true Caribbean class,” sports officials stated James was the ideal candidate [...]
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George Bovell wins first World Championship swimming medal for T&T!
Trinidad and Tobago’s most decorated swimmer, George Bovell, has written his name into the history books, again, earning the country’s first medal at a world championship. Bovell swam to bronze in the men’s 100 metres individual medley at the Sinan Erdem Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, to end the 11th FINA World Short Course Swimming [...]
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Keshorn’s gifted $2.5 million house too small – Govt to build bigger house for Olympian & family!
Trinidad and Tobago’s new golden boy Keshorn Walcott will not be occupying his Government-gifted $2.5 million house at upscale Federation Park. The 19-year-old Olympic javelin gold medalist will actually have a new house constructed for him, his family and his athletic needs. According to Housing Minister Dr Roodlal Moonilal, the single family unit which was [...]
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Usain Bolt wins BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
Sprinter Usain Bolt has been named the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year after winning triple Olympic gold for the second successive Games. The 26-year-old Jamaican starred at the London 2012 Games as he claimed 100m, 200m and 4x100m titles. Bolt became the only man to have retained both individual sprint golds and helped [...]
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Usain Bolt wants to team up with TV chef Gordon Ramsay for new restaurant!
Olympic gold medalist and world renowned track star, Usain Bolt, recently told The Sun that he was interested in opening a themed sports restaurant with U.K. chef Gordon Ramsay. Usain Bolt is one of the most marketable athletes in the world and is keen to launch an athletics-themed restaurant in London with the infamously sweary [...]
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German musician creates statue in honor of Usain made entirely of BOLTS!
German musician Vita Diedel Kloever has paid tribute to Caribbean Olympian, Usain Bolt, by creating a life-size statue of the world’s fastest man. The statue, which is called Bolt of Bolts, is made entirely of bolts and scrap metal and is in Germany. The 51-year-old Kloever said he is blown away by the superstar sprinter’s [...]
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Bermuda to honor only Olympian Clarence Hill with bronze statue, but he really wishes….
A statue will be built in honor of Bermuda’s only Olympic medalist Clarence Hill, a plan will be implemented to revitalize sports clubs and St. George’s Golf Club will be reopened. Those were the promises made by Government in yesterday’s Throne Speech read by Governor George Fergusson at the Cabinet Building. Additionally, parish councils will [...]
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PHOTOS: Sanya Richards-Ross dishes fashion, business, marriage + more to Ammo Magazine
Jamaican-born US Olympic gold medalist, Sanya Richards-Ross, recently sat down with Ammo Magazine and dished on her sports career, business, sense of style, marriage and her everyday life. Check out excerpts of Sanya’s Ammo interview and photos below: On fashion…. What about your style with your uniform? You wear a signature sleeve. I have an [...]
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PHOTOS: Nissan to auction Usain Bolt autographed 2013 Nissan GT-R (VIDEOS)
Usain Bolt, the Jamaican Olympic gold medalist and world’s fastest man, is teaming up with Nissan to auction off a Nissan GT-R on eBay later this month with the proceeds going to the Usain Bolt Foundation. The one-of-a-kind GT-R is painted in a special gold hue and the hood has been signed by Bolt. In [...]
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