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Barbados to get new national stadium after MOU with China signed
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Barbados to get new national stadium after MOU with China signed

October 09, 2022
Barbados is to get a new national stadium following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Caribbean nation and China on Friday.
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Dr Walton Small is new principal at Hydel as school seeks greater balance between sports and academics

September 11, 2022
Dr Walton Small has been appointed principal of the Hydel High School with the intention of bringing about a greater balance between sports and academics at the St Catherine-based educational…
Russia to appeal Winter Paralympics ban, confirms Sports Minister
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Russia to appeal Winter Paralympics ban, confirms Sports Minister

March 03, 2022
Russia is planning to appeal against the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) decision to ban the country's athletes from the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, according to Oleg Matytsin, the country's Minister…
Winter Paralympics: Russian and Belarusian athletes banned from competing after IPC U-turn
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Winter Paralympics: Russian and Belarusian athletes banned from competing after IPC U-turn

March 03, 2022
Athletes from Russia and Belarus have been banned from the 2022 Winter Olympics following a U-turn by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The IPC announced on Wednesday that the two…
Winter Paralympics: Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to compete as neutrals
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Winter Paralympics: Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to compete as neutrals

March 02, 2022
Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics as neutrals, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed. The IPC made the announcement on Wednesday,…
Ukrainian team to participate in Winter Paralympics
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Ukrainian team to participate in Winter Paralympics

March 01, 2022
The National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine has confirmed that a 29-strong team will represent their country at the upcoming Winter Paralympics in Beijing, despite Russia's invasion of their homeland. Russia…
Ukrainian athletes demand Russia and Belarus expulsion from Winter Paralympics
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Ukrainian athletes demand Russia and Belarus expulsion from Winter Paralympics

February 27, 2022
Ukrainian athletes have signed an open letter addressed to the International Olympic and Paralympic Committees calling for the immediate suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes ahead of the Winter Paralympics.…
Lance Whittaker's four-decade long broadcasting career defined by excellence
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Lance Whittaker's four-decade long broadcasting career defined by excellence

January 27, 2022
When you’ve been in broadcasting as long as Lance Whittaker has, nothing much comes as a surprise. Over a career that has spanned more than three decades, the Sportsmax Zone…
Thompson-Herah, Parchment lead nominees for RJR Sports Foundation's Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards
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Thompson-Herah, Parchment lead nominees for RJR Sports Foundation's Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards

December 08, 2021
Olympic gold medalists Elaine Thompson-Herah and Hansle Parchment have been named among the nominees for the 2021 RJR Sports Foundation Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards set for January…
Jamaica's para-surfers exceeding expectations with 2024 Olympics in mind
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Jamaica's para-surfers exceeding expectations with 2024 Olympics in mind

December 08, 2021
In what has been described as a historic partnership, the Jamaica Paralympic Association and the Jamaica Surfing Federation have joined forces to help para-athletes make the transition to surfing with…
USA sign off with wheelchair basketball gold as Tokyo Paralympics comes to an end
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USA sign off with wheelchair basketball gold as Tokyo Paralympics comes to an end

September 05, 2021
Team USA won a stunning Paralympics men's wheelchair basketball gold medal on the final day of Tokyo 2020, providing a sting in the tail to the tournament's "Cinderella story". Steve…
Tokyo Paralympics: Familiar Storey as British star Sarah wins record 17th gold
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Tokyo Paralympics: Familiar Storey as British star Sarah wins record 17th gold

September 02, 2021
Sarah Storey said it was "truly amazing" to land a 17th gold medal as the cycling star became Britain's most decorated Paralympic athlete of all time. The 43-year-old beat the…
Tokyo Paralympics: Afghan athletes arrive at Games following evacuation
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Tokyo Paralympics: Afghan athletes arrive at Games following evacuation

August 28, 2021
Afghan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli arrived at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Village on Saturday after being evacuated from their homeland. Khudadadi and Rasou had initially been unable to…
Tokyo Paralympics: Neil Fachie and wife Lora win Team GB golds within 16 minutes of each other
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Tokyo Paralympics: Neil Fachie and wife Lora win Team GB golds within 16 minutes of each other

August 28, 2021
Neil Fachie and wife Lora claimed cycling golds within just over a quarter of an hour for Team GB at the Tokyo Paralympics. Neil and pilot Matt Rotherham posted a…
Tokyo Paralympics: Afghan athletes safe following evacuation
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Tokyo Paralympics: Afghan athletes safe following evacuation

August 25, 2021
Afghan Paralympic athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli are in a "safe place" after being evacuated from their homeland. The two Para-taekwondo athletes were due to represent their country in…
Tokyo Paralympics: Greco wins first gold of Games and breaks world record
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Tokyo Paralympics: Greco wins first gold of Games and breaks world record

August 25, 2021
Australian cyclist Paige Greco won the first gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in style on Wednesday. The 24-year-old claimed the 3,000metres individual pursuit title at the Izu Velodrome…
Paralympics organisers confirm no spectators will be allowed at Tokyo Games
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Paralympics organisers confirm no spectators will be allowed at Tokyo Games

August 16, 2021
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed no spectators will be allowed to attend events at the upcoming Games in Tokyo. Japan is still in a state of emergency as…
British society's support for BLM movement is all talk, little action - Michael Holding
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British society's support for BLM movement is all talk, little action - Michael Holding

April 16, 2021
Cricketer turned commentator Michael Holding believes British society and its media are all talk and little action when it comes to championing equal rights for all, more specifically the Black…
Minnesota sports teams call off games in wake of Duante Wright's death in police shooting
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Minnesota sports teams call off games in wake of Duante Wright's death in police shooting

April 12, 2021
Monday’s Minnesota Twins’, Minnesota Timberwolves’ and Minnesota Wild’s games are not being played a day after Duante Wright was killed by police in a Minneapolis suburb. The Twins were set…
Jamaican Paralympic athlete Theador Subba eyes rare combination of judo and the javelin
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Jamaican Paralympic athlete Theador Subba eyes rare combination of judo and the javelin

March 12, 2021
As a judo and javelin para-athlete, Theador Subba is a rare talent in the Paralympic and Olympic movements.
Coaches from several sports turn out in record numbers for JOA's 'high-level' course
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Coaches from several sports turn out in record numbers for JOA's 'high-level' course

March 07, 2021
A record number of coaches across the spectrum of sports have responded to the call of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) in respect of a hi-level coaches' course, which will…
Top fashion brand Louis Vuitton under fire for Jamaica flag mix-up
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Top fashion brand Louis Vuitton under fire for Jamaica flag mix-up

February 25, 2021
Top fashion designer Louis Vuitton has come under fire for a recently released 'Jamaica-inspired' line of clothing, which seems to have mixed up the colours of the country’s national flag.…
Jamaica's sports minister announces arrangements for resumption of sports without spectators
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Jamaica's sports minister announces arrangements for resumption of sports without spectators

February 05, 2021
The Government of Jamaica has given the go-ahead for the resumption of sporting activities on a case-by-case basis.
Jamaica to establish special fund for 'struggling' former national representatives
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Jamaica to establish special fund for 'struggling' former national representatives

February 01, 2021
A special fund to assist former Jamaica’s national representatives who have fallen on the hard times is to be established by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport.
Jamaica moves to finalize transformation, streamlining of national sporting bodies
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Jamaica moves to finalize transformation, streamlining of national sporting bodies

January 15, 2021
The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange says her ministry will be moving to finalize the transformation and streamlining of the national sports entities during…
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