News from the Caribbean:
OECS athletes turn in strong performances at the CARIFTA Games 2012
April 11, 2012
HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Jamaica is well on target to capture the LIME CARIFTA Games for 2012. At the end of day two, the defending champions have ended with a total of 50 medals. Jamaica has won 25 gold, with 13 silver and 12 bronze medals.
Grenada world champion to skip meets, sit exams
March 23, 2012
TUSCALOOSA, USA -- Grenada’s world 400 metres champion Kirani James may not compete outdoors until mid-May as the athlete strikes a balance between school and the professional circuit. The quarter-miler, who won gold at the IAAF World...
Medals for Grenadian athletes at US college championships
March 1, 2012
NEW YORK, USA -- Three Grenadian athletes tasted victories last weekend in track and field collegiate meets in the United States. The wins were all in field events, as Colleen Felix, Kurt Felix and Daryl Baptise continue to dominate their respective events.
Grenada's James signs regional sponsorship agreement
January 26, 2012
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- Regional communications company LIME made serious waves in the athletic world as the company announced that Grenadian-born 400m world champion Kirani James would represent its brand in the region.
Preparations for first Nevis Half Marathon well underway
January 16, 2012
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- Nevis’s first Half Marathon is well on the way to being a huge success, with athletes from around the region looking forward to kick starting their race season here on Nevis on Sunday, 29 January.
Grenada's James relying on national support
December 15, 2011
NEW YORK, USA -- World 400m champion Kirani James has said that continued national support of athletes is important as they set sights on Olympic medals in 2012. James, who was in New York at the weekend to receive an award from the...
Antigua takes first and second place in Montserrat Volcano Half Marathon
November 29, 2011
BRADES, Montserrat (GIU) -- Two Antiguan runners took home the first and second place prizes at the 3rd Annual Montserrat Volcano Half Marathon this past Saturday. The first place at this year’s Volcano Half Marathon race...
Nevis to host its first half marathon
November 26, 2011
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- Premier of Nevis and Minister of Tourism, Joseph Parry says he is delighted that another major annual international sporting event will take root in Nevis on January 29, 2012, when the country hosts its first half marathon.
Jamaica's Bolt and Blake win IAAF Awards
November 15, 2011
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt was named IAAF 2011 Male World Athlete of the Year for the third time on Saturday, following his double world championship success in Daegu, and countryman Yohan Blake won the...
President of Jamaica's athletics federation dies at 75
November 12, 2011
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- The president of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association, Howard Aris, died at 75 on Thursday, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced. Aris was found unconscious during a meeting of...
St Kitts-Nevis sprinters focused on medaling at PANAM Games
October 22, 2011
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) -- St Kitts and Nevis has never won a medal at the Pan American Games but local sprint icon Kim Collins said the athletes participating in track and field next week are determined to break that trend.
Cuban coaches to help Trinidad athletes
October 13, 2011
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Starting this month, nine coaches from Cuba will be employed in Trinidad and Tobago, on contract, for a period of two years. The expertise is being shared as part of a bilateral agreement between the two countries.
Six to represent Grenada at Pan American Games
October 7, 2011
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- Six competitors will represent Grenada at the Pan American Games starting this month in Guadalajara, Mexico. The competitors will represent track and field, swimming and taekwondo at the Games, which begin on October 14.
Calling all runners: Rare opportunity to participate in Havana Marathon
September 22, 2011
NEW ROCHELLE, USA -- For the first time ever, Insight Cuba is collaborating with the Havana Marathon (Marabana Marathon) to allow American athletes the opportunity to participate legally in this most exclusive and momentous run through the historic city.
Momentum building for ceremony to honour Team Grenada
September 20, 2011
NEW YORK, USA -- Grenada’s Prime Minister Tillman Thomas, Foreign Affairs Minister Karl Hood, New York City Council Member Jumaane Williams and other elected city officials have confirmed their attendance at a ceremony in New York on Sunday...
Grenada's James keeps winning and getting better
September 10, 2011
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (GIS) – Kirani James has done it again. The 19-year-old Grenadian star athlete won the 400 meters on August 30 at the World Championships in South Korea in 44.60 seconds. And on Thursday, September 8...
St Kitts-Nevis sprinters celebrated after success at 2011 World Championships
September 8, 2011
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (SKNIS) -- Sprinters Delwayne Delaney, Antoine Adams and Jason Rogers were beaming with patriotic pride as they received a warm and enthusiastic welcome from family, friends and well wishers at the VIP Lounge at the...
James, Bolt and Blake lead Caribbean medal haul in South Korea
September 5, 2011
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- The victory by Kirani James, and the sixth placed finish by Rondell Bartholomew in the 400 meters in the just-concluded World Championships in South Korea, enabled Grenada to emerge with 11 points and 29th in the IAAF’s ranking.
Montserrat to host third annual Volcano Half Marathon
September 2, 2011
BRADES, Montserrat -- The countdown begins now for Montserrat’s third annual Volcano Half Marathon. With less than 100 days remaining before the event, runners still have time to prepare for the race that is designed to test strength, stamina...
Grenada's Kirani James wins gold in South Korea
August 31, 2011
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- Grenadian athlete Kirani James outran his competitors In the final of the 400 meters in Daegu, South Korea, on Tuesday to claim the gold medal in a personal best time of 44.60 seconds. Celebrations immediately erupted in Grenadian...
We are trying to make a positive influence, says Grenada's Kirani James
August 12, 2011
NEW YORK, USA-- World leader in the 400 metres Grenadian Kirani James said he is not pressured into producing results at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea later this month. Fresh from his world leading time and personal best...
Grenadian-Canadian athlete wins National Track League title
July 26, 2011
TORONTO, Canada -- Athlete Phylicia George, a Canadian with Grenadian roots, is having what sports commentators describe as a breakout season on the Canadian track circuit. George, a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut...
Track star Carl Lewis to visit Dominican Republic and Haiti
June 10, 2011
UNITED NATIONS -- Nine-time Olympic gold medallist and United Nations advocate Carl Lewis will embark Friday on a visit to the Dominican Republic and Haiti to meet with national leaders and visit forestry and agricultural projects.
Grenada government congratulates national relay teams
May 3, 2011
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- The Grenada government has congratulated the members of the national relay teams which participated in the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, USA, at the weekend. The congratulatory message was conveyed by...
Top international triathletes head to Nevis for world-class event
March 26, 2011
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- Athletes are ready to take their marks, get set and go to the Caribbean island of Nevis for the first-ever TriStar111 Nevis International Triathlon. A popular event in European locales such as Monaco, Germany...
St Kitts-Nevis Collins runs world-leading 60m
February 14, 2011
DÜSSELDORF, Germany -- Former world 100m champion Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis continues to surprise as he broke his 60 meters personal best, which dated back to 2000, at the PSD Bank Meet in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Cuba's Robles to compete in Germany
February 5, 2011
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Cuban hurdler Dayron Robles will race the 60-meter event at the IAAF indoor Sparkassen meeting in Stuttgart, Germany this Saturday. Robles, indoors world champion in Doha 2010, is considered by specialists...
More than 2,500 runners participate in Havana marathon
November 23, 2010
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) More than 2,500 runners from some 73 countries participated on Sunday in the 25th International Marathon of Habana (Marabana) in the Cuban capital. The marathon kicked off at 7:00 am sharp.
Usain Bolt visits Ferrari
November 18, 2010
MILAN, Italy -- Jamaican sprint superhero, world record holder and Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt took a break from his training on Monday to visit the Ferrari headquarters in Maranello, Italy and experience a different kind of speed.
Jamaicans win Commonwealth Sports Awards
November 11, 2010
LONDON, England (JIS) -- Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Tony Becca were big winners at the Commonwealth Sports Awards in Birmingham, England on Saturday. Bolt won the Outstanding Male Athlete title, while veteran sports journalist, Becca, won the...
Grenada wins overall title at triathlon in Barbados
October 13, 2010
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada -- Five Grenadian athletes representing the Grenada Triathlon Association competed at the Barbados National championships this past weekend in both the sprint and Olympic triathlon events.
Jamaica vs USA relay showdown set for Zurich
August 2, 2010
ZURICH, Switzerland (GNC) -- On 19 August, sprint stars Usain Bolt from Jamaica and Tyson Gay of the US will be the highlight of the Samsung Diamond League series meeting Zurich. According to an IAAF report, the high power Jamaican squad...
Costa Rica's Brenes captures gold in Puerto Rico
July 29, 2010
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (MCT) -- After eight days of silver and bronze medals, Costa Rica's Nery Brenes blew past the competition in the 400 meter run to claim the nation's first gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games.
USVI's Henry advances in 400 meters; Murray takes bronze medal in Canada
July 28, 2010
ST THOMAS, USVI (MCT) -- Three USVI national teams competed internationally this weekend: the senior team at the CAC Games in Mayaguez, the junior team at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada...
Collins targets clean sweep in Athens
June 24, 2004
LONDON, England -- According to a report by BBC Sport, world 100m champion Kim Collins reckons he could be part of a Caribbean clean sweep of sprint medals in Athens. The St Kitts & Nevis star won gold in Paris last year.
International track meet in Jamaica attracts top athletes
March 7, 2004
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- A cadre of top track and field stars are expected to visit the island for the Jamaica International Invitational meet which will be held on Friday, May 7.
Jamaica's Richards quits World Indoors
March 5, 2004
KINGSTON, Jamaica: Three-time Olympian Sandie Richards of Jamaica has dropped out of the World Indoor Athletics Championships, citing dissatisfaction at the event in which she was entered.
Caribbean athletes perform well in US
February 19, 2004
FAYETTEVILLE, USA -- Trinidadian Daryl Brown showed good form in winning the 60 metres event at the Tyson Foods Invitational indoor meet in Fayetteville, USA last weekend.
Caribbean sprinter has high hopes for the Olympics
February 6, 2004
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- Frustrated by a series of ailments and injuries that have threatened his career, Obadele Thompson, a bronze medallist in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, is now healthy again.
