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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…
Holland High School sprint star Shanoya Douglas winning her girls’ Class One 200m heat at Champs 2026.
March 26, 2026

Champs 2026 | Holland’s Shanoya Douglas and Sashana East of Wolmer's eyeing sprint double

Holland High School sprint star Shanoya Douglas cruised into the semifinals of the girls’ Class One 200m at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships on Thursday. Douglas, who won…
Riquelme Reid of Excelsior High School at Champs 2026.
March 26, 2026

Champs 2026 | Excelsior’s Riquelme Reid’s sprint double bid ends after 200m pull-up

Excelsior High School sprinter Riquelme Reid saw his hopes of winning the boys’ Class One sprint double dashed after pulling up in his heat of the 200m at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls…
Team Edwin Allen in the girls Class One 4x100m at Champs 2026.
March 26, 2026

Champs 2026 | Edwin Allen leads 4x100m qualifiers

Edwin Allen clocked the fastest time heading into the girls Class One 4x100m relay final when they advanced from heat one in a time of 45.45 seconds earlier today at the National Stadium. They…