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Alexjordan Hall of Clarendon College wins the Class Three girls 1500 metres final during the second day of the 2026 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium.
March 27, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Clarendon College head coach devastated after car stolen at Stadium

Head coach of Clarendon College, Davion Chantiloupe, has expressed deep sadness and disappointment after his motor vehicle was stolen from the car park at the National Stadium on Wednesday during the…
AMERICAN AVIATOR, ridden by Tevin Foster, wins the ninth race over seven furlongs at Caymanas Park on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
March 27, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

American Aviator to go all the way on Sunday

JASON DaCosta retaining Tevin Foster to partner AMERICAN AVIATOR, despite going three pounds over the allotted 114lb, indicates the champion trainer is supremely confident that the foreigner can go…
St Jago High’s Ryan Achau wins the Class One 1500 metres at the National Stadium on Wednesday night. Achau crossed the finish line in 3:50.71.
March 27, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

St Jago’s success measured by more than just Champs

Being one of only two schools to have won both the boys’ and girls’ titles at the ISSA GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, St Jago High holds a strong history in local high school…
St Jago High’s Kenyan athletes Ryan Achau (left) and Methuselah Kimutai meet with Jamaica Olympic Association president Christopher Samuda (second right) and National Olympic Committee of Kenya president Shadrack Maluki (right) at The Jamaica Pegasus Hot
March 27, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Jamaica, Kenya Olympic Committees ink partnership

The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) and the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) yesterday at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel to see both nations working…
Reggae Boyz Bailey Cademarteri (left) and Renaldo Cephas greet each other during a training session in Mexico.
March 26, 2026 by Livingston Scott

‘MAKE USE OF IT’

Reggae Boyz head coach Rudolph Speid will attempt to set the record straight when his charges face off against New Caledonia in the FIFA Intercontinental World Cup Play-offs at the Akron Stadium in…
Panel of Referees head, veteran track and field official, Ian Forbes at the National Stadium for the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships yesterday.
March 26, 2026 by Karen Madden

MAKING OF CHAMPS: The rules that keep Champs at the top

There is a thin line between success and failure at any athletics championship. On occasion, that difference could be created by iinfringements of a rule. Those rules at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and…
Clarendon College’s Jamelia Young is all smiles after successfully defending her Class 2 shot put title at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships inside the National Stadium yesterday.
March 26, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Champs title defence earned through pain

Clarendon College’s Jamelia Young expressed mixed emotions after successfully defending her title in the girls’ Class Two shot put at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships…
Holland High School’s Shanoya Douglas (centre) powers to victory in the girls’ Class One 100m final at the 2026 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships on March 25, clocking a personal best 10.98 seconds.
March 26, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Douglas dips below 11 seconds, Itubo smashes own Champs record

Favourites Shanoya Douglas of Holland High School and Riquelme Reid of Excelsior High School stole the spotlight in the 100 metres, winning the blue-riband Class One events at the ISSA/GraceKennedy…
IOC President Kirsty Coventry
March 26, 2026

Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on female eligibility

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with US President Donald Trump’s…