Articles Tagged “Veronica Campbell-Brown”
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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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PHOTOS: Caribbean Athletes conquer at the Samsung Diamond League!
No rest for our wickedly talented Caribbean track and field athletes, as they all gathered in Lausanne, Switzerland for the 11th meeting series of the Samsung Diamond League. On Wednesday, August 23, 2012, just a few days after the London Olympics 2012, Olympic 100m silver medalist, Yohan Blake won the 100m race by beating his [...]
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CONGRATS: Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce Won Olympic GOLD in 100m + more Jamaican athletes inside…
photo source Jamaica’s Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce has won the nation’s first gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics. The ‘Pocket Rocket’ clocked 10.75 to defend her Beijing title and made history by becoming the first non-American to retain the 100m Olympic crown in successive Olympics. American Carmelita Jeter who made her Olympic debut at yesterday’s [...]
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The Caribbean’s a force to be reckoned with in Track and Field. All medals inside..
Track and Field is definitely a Caribbean thing! Caribbean athletes, both male and female, have dominated the London 2012 Olympics in Track and Field races garnering four gold, three silver and three bronze medals, after 19 of 47 events in the sport. On Monday, Kirani James got Grenada’s first-ever Olympic gold by winning the 400 metres; [...]
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Jamaican Trio listed in TIME Magazine’s 50 Olympic Athletes To Watch
The London Summer Olympics are just around the corner and TIME magazine has released their list of the 50 Olympic athletes to watch at these games. Guess who made the cut? Not one, not two but three Jamaican track and field athletes are in the top 6 athletes to look out for at the summer [...]
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