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Tina Clayton moments after winning heat two of the women’s 100m qualifiers at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
September 2025

All three Jamaican women through to 100m semis

It was business as usual for all three Jamaicans in the women’s 100m heats as Tina Clayton, Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce all advanced to the semifinals at the World Athletics…
Megan Tapper
September 2025

Megan Tapper out of 100m hurdles through injury; no replacement due to late timing

Maurice Wilson, Team Jamaica’s technical leader, has confirmed that women’s 100-metre hurdles national champion Megan Tapper has withdrawn from the Tokyo World Athletics Championships. Wilson said…
Oblique Seville. - Gladstone Taylor photo
September 2025

Seville survives scare as all three Jamaicans through to 100m semis

Despite a nervy start from Oblique Seville, all three Jamaicans secured their passage to the semifinals of the men’s 100 metres. Kishane Thompson, Akeem Blake and Seville will all line up in the…
Ackelia Smith of Jamaica competing in the women’s long jump qualifiers group A at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
September 2025

Ackelia Smith out of women’s long jump

Jamaica will be without a competitor in the final of the women’s long jump as Ackelia Smith failed to advance to the final after her best effort of 6.34 metres was not enough to make the top 12 in the…
Jamaica’s Leah Anderson, moments after competing in the Mixed 4x400m relay on the opening day of the 2025 World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
September 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Big first for discus thrower Hall

Jamaica endured a mixed bag of results in the morning session of day one at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships as Samantha Hall advanced to the final of the women’s discus throw while the mixed…
400m runner Rusheen McDonald on the training track in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday.
September 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘We have a tremendous chance’

Veteran coach Bert Cameron said he believes that Jamaica stands a strong chance of medalling in the men’s 4x400-metre relay at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships as it will come down to a strong…
200 metres sprinter Christopher Taylor in action at a training session at the Athletic Stadium in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, yesterday.
September 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Taylor: I have no expectations

When he takes to the track for the heats of the men’s 200 metres at the Japan National Stadium, Christopher Taylor will have “no expectations” as the sprinter said making it to the World Athletics…
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in action at a training session at the Athletic Stadium in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, yesterday.
September 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Fraser-Pryce: Advocacy is always a part of the future

Jamaican sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has sent a strong message to the next generation of athletes about the importance of advocacy and the strength to speak up for themselves throughout their…
Andre Langford (left) of Charlie Smith High moves to tackle Kajay Fletcher of Kingston College during their Manning Cup football match at the Stadium East field last Saturday.
September 2025 by Robert Bailey

KC hunt second win in Manning Cup

Defending champions Kingston College (KC) will be seeking their second consecutive victory in this season’s ISSA/WATA Manning Cup competition when they take on hosts Kingston Technical High School…