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SLOC distributes more than $125,000 to five member federations
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- 2025-06-21 10:26:12
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Sanya Richards-Ross Celebrates Sports Emmy Win with Heartfelt Tribute to NBC Olympic Team
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- Leighton Levy
- 2025-05-22 08:45:11
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“A huge feeling of accomplishment”, says Ato Boldon on long-awaited Sports Emmy win
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- 2025-05-22 06:45:29
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CANOC In Support of CWI’S Stance on Olympic Cricket Qualifiers
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- Leighton Levy
- 2025-05-21 06:19:05
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Cricket West Indies goes to bat for Olympic inclusion
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- 2025-05-15 10:03:20
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BREAKING NEWS: 400m world champion Salwa Eid Naser banned for two years, will miss Tokyo Olympics
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- Leighton Levy
- 2021-06-30 09:43:32
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Jamaica names 61-member track and field team for Tokyo Olympics
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce leads a strong 61-member Jamaica team headed to the Olympic Games this...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2021-07-02 16:37:21
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Kirani James, Anderson Peters named to Grenada's six-member Olympic team
- By Leighton Levy
- Leighton Levy
- 2021-07-01 14:06:50
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Six months out from the Olympics, Kirani James unsure when he will open his season
Olympic and World 400m champion Kirani James has revealed that while his Grave’s Disease is under...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2021-02-04 16:15:02
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Jamaica's Olympic medalists to benefit from J$41m 'rewards programme'
Jamaica’s Olympic medalists and their coaches are set for a financial windfall under what the...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2021-08-25 07:07:59
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Jamaica's Olympic qualifiers to get cash boost come March 1.
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- Leighton Levy
- 2020-02-10 15:53:34
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Fraser-Pryce, Blake named captains of Jamaica's Olympic team
Two-time Olympic 100m gold-medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and double Olympic silver medalist...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2021-07-26 14:46:25
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JOA 'willing to withdraw' from Olympics to protect athletes
President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Christopher Samuda said the JOA is willing to...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2020-03-16 17:05:30
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“A huge feeling of accomplishment”, says Ato Boldon on long-awaited Sports Emmy win
Trinidadian sprint legend and Olympic medallist Ato Boldon has described winning his first Sports...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2025-05-22 06:45:29
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Contrite Richardson accepts one-month ban, apologizes for actions that led to Olympic 100m disqualification
Sha ‘Carri Richardson has apologized for her actions that led to the disqualification of her 100m...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2021-07-02 09:36:38
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Tokyo Olympics: Rapinoe 'finagled' media pass to witness Sue Bird's golden farewell
USA football star Megan Rapinoe got to see her fiancee Sue Bird complete a stellar Olympic career...
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- 2021-08-08 08:41:03
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Fully recovered from knee surgery, world champion Anderson Peters eyes an Olympic title
Anderson Peters, the 2019 World javelin champion, is thankful that the Olympics were postponed...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2021-02-01 10:46:13
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Tokyo Olympics Recap: Kipchoge rabbit hunt pays off in marathon, Kenny wins seventh Olympic gold
World record holder Eliud Kipchoge vowed to enjoy the moment before setting his next goal after...
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- 2021-08-08 01:54:14
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Diver Knight-Wisdom reveals financial challenges on his way to Olympic qualification
Jamaica’s Olympic diver Yona Knight-Wisdom has qualified for his second Olympic Games but things...
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- 2021-06-09 17:29:07
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Tokyo Olympics: All four seeded women's featherweight boxers crash out in last 16
Women's featherweight favourite Lin Yu-ting suffered early elimination from the Tokyo Olympics on...
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- 2021-07-26 11:14:10
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Tyra Gittens eyes early pentathlon Olympic qualification, also mulls long and high jump in Tokyo
Texas A&M’s Tyra Gittens wants to wrap up qualification for the Olympic heptathlon as soon as the...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2021-03-10 14:57:16
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Jamaica Football Rugby Union grateful for JOA support as teams face last chance at Olympic qualification
As they set out on the final leg of their Olympic journey, the Jamaica Football Rugby Union (JFRU) is...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2021-06-10 16:22:54
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USATF confirms Sha'Carri Richardson situation, vows to support athlete in mental health struggle
USA Track and Field appears to confirmed that Sha Carri Richardson has returned an Adverse...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2021-07-02 07:59:08
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Tokyo Olympics Recap: Tunisian teenager Hafnaoui 'surprised himself' with gold medal swim
Tunisian teenager Ahmed Hafnaoui admits he surprised even himself with his men's 400m freestyle...
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- 2021-07-25 03:05:09
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Tokyo Olympics: Skateboard stars, karate kids and climbing for gold - the Games get a makeover
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- 2021-07-05 02:00:00
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Grenada's Anderson Peters cops bronze in pulsating men's javelin final; T&T's Keshorn Walcott eighth
Grenada’s two-time World Championship javelin gold medallist Anderson Peters added the Paris...
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- Sherdon Cowan
- 2024-08-08 17:14:00
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Olympic postponement means Williams has a year to be stronger, fitter, faster
Briana Williams and her handlers are taking a positive outlook on the postponement of the 2020...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2020-03-24 14:32:31
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Miller-Uibo could be forced to abandon the 400m for Tokyo Olympics
Citing the perceived reluctance of the Olympic organisers to adjust the schedule at next summer’s...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2020-07-07 17:09:42
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Tokyo Olympics: Hosts Japan top of medal table after stunning table tennis triumph
Another superb day for Japan saw the host nation surge to the top of the medal table at the Tokyo...
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- 2021-07-26 12:17:15
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Tokyo Olympics: Golden goal for Djokovic but tennis at the Games has a history of shocks
Novak Djokovic has leapt from one bubble into another as he attempts to become the first man in...
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- 2021-07-22 01:00:00
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Former Olympic champion Sun Yang handed eight-year ban for anti-doping breach
Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang has been given an eight-year ban for breaching...
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- 2020-02-28 04:45:12
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Moses: I would have matched Warholm's record with today's technology
Former hurdles star Edwin Moses believes he would have matched Karsten Warholm's world record time at...
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- 2021-08-19 13:47:27
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"Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's patient path to Paris: The sprint icon prepares for one last Olympic showdown"
Track and field icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has revealed that she is being patient with her...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2023-10-23 13:26:37
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JOA, JPA, USSA announce alliance to build sports-education agenda
Structures to advance the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) agenda for education and sport have...
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- 2021-01-04 12:50:44
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Tokyo Olympics: Tsitsipas taking inspiration from the gold medallist grandfather he has never met
Stefanos Tsitsipas is taking inspiration from the grandfather he has never met after battling...
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- 2021-07-25 07:36:25
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US star sprinter Richardson gets cannabis ban, must sit out Olympic Games
American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson has been ruled out of the Olympic Games after the...
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- 2021-07-02 09:29:03
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Tokyo Olympics: USA boxing men's gold drought rolls over to Paris 2024
Keyshawn Davis and Richard Torrez Jr could not end the USA's long wait for a men's Olympic boxing...
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- 2021-08-08 06:45:40
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Tokyo Games: Djokovic confirms plans to continue Golden Slam bid in Japan
Novak Djokovic has confirmed he will enter the Olympic Games in Tokyo, with the world number one...
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- 2021-07-15 16:35:43
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Tokyo Olympics: USA top medal table as American women strike gold on final day
The United States finished top of the Tokyo Olympics medal table after a stunning run of success...
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- 2021-08-08 03:09:29
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Tokyo Olympics: Athletes gave us the precious gift of hope, says IOC chief Bach
IOC president Thomas Bach hailed the athletes of Tokyo 2020 for offering the world "the most...
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- 2021-08-08 08:41:34
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Bogut 'still very keen' to play at Olympics despite postponement
Australia star Andrew Bogut is "still very keen" to play at the Olympics despite the Tokyo Games...
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- 2020-04-01 23:45:46
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Tokyo Olympics Recap: Japan hero Osaka crashes out, Duffy wins Bermuda's first-ever gold
Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics tennis with a 6-1 6-4 defeat to...
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- 2021-07-27 01:50:43
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Trinidad & Tobago men's sprint relay team receive Olympic gold medals 14 years later
The Trinidad and Tobago men’s 4x100-metre team who competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics can now...
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- Bradley Jacks
- 2022-07-05 15:26:07
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Tokyo Olympics Recap: Triathlon gold never in doubt for Norway's Blummenfelt, Osaka progresses
Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt said he never had a doubt he would win the triathlon, and his...
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- 2021-07-26 00:58:16
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124 Olympic/Paralympic aspirants to benefit from JMD$45m in government support
The Jamaican government will provide more than JMD$45 million in direct financial support to...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2021-04-08 17:38:04
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Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23 to August 8, 2021
The Tokyo Games have been rescheduled to take place between July 23 and August 8, 2021, the...
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- 2020-03-30 08:08:35
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Marathon to provide free insurance for Jamaica's Tokyo Olympic medalists
For athletes heading to Tokyo for the Olympic Games, winning medals would rank high on their list...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2021-07-18 14:24:48
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Olympic postponement provided clarity for athletes - Jamaica's sports minister
Jamaica’s sports minister Olivia Grange believes that the decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2020-03-24 15:09:12
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Tokyo Olympics: Peaty says early swimming starts contributing to uncertainty in the pool
Adam Peaty is convinced the morning starts for swimming finals are contributing to uncertainty in...
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- 2021-07-26 16:00:10
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Jamaica's sports minister greets country's returning Olympians with promise of greater assistance
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has said...
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- Leighton Levy
- 2021-08-11 16:17:08
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Tokyo Olympics: Barty has 'great chance' but Cash feels Games are wide open
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- 2021-07-19 08:12:50
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Tokyo Olympics: What to look out for on Tuesday
The Tokyo Olympics are now in full swing and there are another 22 gold medal events to come on an...
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- 2021-07-26 13:27:13
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World 100m champion Christian Coleman to miss Olympics despite ban reduction
Christian Coleman, the 100 metres world champion, will miss the Olympic Games despite having a ban for...
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- 2021-04-16 03:12:57
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Tokyo Olympics Recap: Russian quartet end China gymnastics dominance, 13-year-old Nishiya wants global fame
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) won artistic gymnastics men's team gold and 13-year-old Momiji...
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- 2021-07-26 10:48:09
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Tokyo Olympics: Osaka, Matsuyama and the Japan gold medal hopefuls
The delay to the Tokyo Olympics has been a source of frustration for countless athletes, but...
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- 2021-07-01 02:00:36
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