This has been his guiding principle since his days as a student at G.C. Foster College in Angels, St Catherine where he honed his coaching skills. The 36-year-old would make his entry into the world of track and field after graduating in 2002 and taking up a job as a physical education teacher at Mount Grace Primary and Junior High School in Westmoreland.
Category: Olympic Track And Field
Petersfield coach turns – athletic dreams into reality
This has been his guiding principle since his days as a student at G.C. Foster College in Angels, St Catherine where he honed his coaching skills. The 36-year-old would make his entry into the world of track and field after graduating in 2002 and taking up a job as a physical education teacher at Mount Grace Primary and Junior High School in Westmoreland.
USOC: Foreign athletes to get expedited access to US events
The U.S. government has told the U.S. Olympic Committee that the travel ban put in place over the weekend shouldn’t impact athletes traveling to the United States for international events. In a statement Monday, USOC leaders said the government told them it would work to ensure athletes from all countries would have expedited access to the United States for international competitions.
Better late than never: Jamaica DQ gets Brazil Olympic medal
It will be more than eight years late arriving, and it’s bronze – not gold or silver. None of this matters one bit to the Brazilian.
Germany’s top Olympic official proposes banning Russia from Games
The president of the German Olympic Committee has called for Russia to be banned from the 2018 and 2020 Olympics if sports bosses there are found to have known about state-sponsored doping. The president of the German Olympic Committee has called for Russia to be banned from the 2018 and 2020 Olympics if sports bosses there are found to have known about state-sponsored doping.
Canada’s heptathlete Theisen-Eaton retiring from athletics
Brianne Theisen-Eaton celebrates at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug. 13, 2016. Theisen-Eaton, who won bronze at last summer’s Rio Olympics, and her American husband Ashton Eaton announced the decision on their Instagram account .
IAAF guidelines for Russians hoping to compete as neutrals
The IAAF provided new guidelines Tuesday for Russians hoping to compete in a neutral capacity while their country remains banned from track and field competitions. The governing body of athletics said it is assessing evidence and intelligence relating to around 200 Russian athletes gathered by World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren.
Mo Farah hails New Year Honours knighthood as a ‘dream come true’
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah felt being awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours was a “dream come true” for a boy who arrived in London from Somalia unable to speak English. The 33-year-old successfully retained his 5,000 and 10,000 metres titles at the Rio Olympics, becoming the first British track and field athlete to win four Olympic gold medals.
India has capability to host big ticket IAAF events: Coe
International Athletics Federation President Sebastian Coe says that India has the capability to host big ticket track and field events and he would love to see the prestigious Diamond League Meeting being held in the country in near future. Coe, who was in India early this year for his first visit to a member federation after taking over as IAAF chief, said that the athletics events of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games was a huge success and it showed that the country can host big international meets.