By Gary Smith and Symone Goss, World-Track PARIS — Usain Bolt steps into every competition with the mentality of being a champion and such a desire has propelled him into the world beater he is these days. The Jamaican phenomenon, however, made it clear that at no point in time he is ever over-confident about his own talent and praised his coach Glen Mills for such a guidance. "I’m... 

Even if you’re not a track fan — or even a sports fan — you ought to take note of this extraordinary athlete named Usain Bolt who is blazing in our midst. It looks like people will be talking about him decades from now, and you don’t want to miss seeing history in the making. Most people pay attention to track and field only during the Olympics every four years. At Beijing last... 

Right now, since Beijing last year, and now Berlin, Jamaica’s sprinters are the best in the world, and hopefully, speaking as a Jamaican, they will remain so for a long time. If Jamaicans are not careful, however, if they do not stop, look, and check it out, if they do not learn from what has happened in West Indies cricket, the days of winning gold medals at both the Olympics Games and the World... 

By Gary Smith, World-Track BERLIN — Former 100 metres world record holder Maurice Greene believes Usain Bolt has not yet reached his full potential, and backs the Jamaican sprint sensation to develop as he learns to race over the distance. Bolt, who currently holds the world record in both the 100m and 200m, was phenomenal throughout the entire season last year – particularly in Beijing,... 

By Gary Smith, World-Track Semoy Hackett, Josanne Lucas and Rondel Sorrillo captured wins on the final day of competition at the Trinidad and Tobago Championships at the Hasely Crawford Stadium Port of Spain, on Sunday. Hackett and Sorrillo won the women’s and men’s 200m titles, while Lucas ran off the with the women’s 100m hurdles. After finishing second in the 100m dash, Hackett... 

EUGENE — World Championships 200-metres gold medallist Allyson Felix believes racing against ace challenger Veronica Campbell-Brown is more a push for them to run faster, rather than being a rivalry. The pair who have split the last two major championships – Felix at the worlds in Osaka in 2007 and Campbell-Brown at the Olympics in Beijing, last summer, have clearly developed one of the... 

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two top Jamaican sprinters, Beijing Olympic Games 100m Silver medalist Sherone Simpson and 400m relay Gold medalist Nesta Carter, along with Atlanta’s Olympic bronze medalist in the long jump James Beckford, are yet to submit their entries for the National Championships four days after the deadline date. When contacted on Wednesday, the ‘Jamaica Amateur Athletic... 

United States’ 2005 Helsinki World 100m champion, Lauryn Williams, says she is looking forward to being a part of her country’s initiative to regain their sprint dominance over Jamaica. At last year’s Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Jamaica led by Usain Bolt’s stunning world record runs of 9.69 and 19.30 in the 100 and 200 metres respectively, rocked the sprint world…..READ... 

LONDON — Two Britain’s bright sparks, Tasha Danvers and James Dasaolu will both miss this weekend’s European Team Championships with injury. Danvers, the Beijing Olympic bronze medallist last summer, will miss the meet with a hamstring injury she picked up running in the medley relay in the inaugural Super8 event in Cardiff last Wednesday. Sprinter Dasaolu, who was named in the relay... 

The Kenyan sporting fraternity is expressing concerns about the faltering performance of Olympic 800m champion Pamela Jelimo. After winning the Olympic title in Beijing last year, Jelimo followed it with the AF Golden League Jackpot where she was the sole winner of the 1 million US dollars after she won all her races in the 800m event…..READ MORE  Read More »