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Jamaica set to host FIFA Executive Summit
IFA has launched a second round of summits.Each summit will bring together presidents and secretary generals of around 20 member associations. The series started on 21 November in Baku, Azerbaijan and will run until March 2018 with the last gathering in Lima, Peru. The Executive Football Summits were introduced in 2016 as one of the key initiatives of the FIFA reforms. The FIFA Executive Football Summit (FIFA EFS) is a project chaired by the FIFA President and brings all Member Association Presidents together in 12 different summits. The launch of the FIFA EFS has been brought to life based onRead More
It Is Here !!! “Bolt Statue now Present at the national stadium”
An eight-foot bronze statue of Usain Bolt was unveiled at Jamaica National Stadium in Kingston on Sunday (3). The statue of the sprint legend, sculpted by Basil Watson, shows Bolt in his trademark “to the world™” stance. The Jamaican sprinter, who retired after the IAAF World Championships London 2017, was at the ceremony to show his appreciation for the statue. The ceremony was also attending by various dignitaries such former prime ministers The Hon. Edward Seaga, Hon. P.j. Patterson and others from the athletics world. Bolt stated”never did I feel that I would be in this moment, as big asRead More
Canada falls to late Jamaica goal at Gold Cup
Rodolph Austin provided the only goal for Jamaica in the 92nd minute. Rodolph Austin scored two minutes into stoppage time to lift Jamaica over Canada 1-0 in a CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage match on Saturday. Jamaica improved to four points from their first two games, while Canada was again held without a goal and remains on one point.. The sequence that led to the winning goal began when Jamaica played the ball out to the right wing, and Adrian Mariappa then sent it into the center of the box. Austin shook off his defender and headed it clean pastRead More
The key to running fast? SYMMETRICAL knees: Sprinters with even legs use less energy and cover distances more quickly
Researchers measured the knees of 74 elite Jamaican sprinters Runners with symmetrical knees had the quickest times over 100 metres This was because it is the only race which requires running straight While runners who had to make corners in longer races had uneven knees Previous research revealed the symmetry of children’s knees at age eight predicts how fast a person runs 14 years later in life Symmetry is said to make movement easier and saves energy ‘If you watch someone running a 100-metre race, you can see his or her knees continually churning up and down, propelling the sprinterRead More
Bronze was the medal of choice last night of Jamaican athletes as they competed on the second and final night of the World Relays Championships held in The Bahamas.
Jamaica took bronze in the Women’s 4x400m final after making two changes, bringing in Verone Chambers and Stephenie Ann McPherson for Christine Day and Dawnalee Loney. The Jamaicans were noRead More
