Jamaican multi Olympic and World medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown opened her 2021 indoor season with a second-place finish in the women's 60m at the East Coast Invitational at the Virginia Beach Sports Center on Saturday (6). Campbell-Brown finished second to American rising star Tamari Davis in a time of 7.34 seconds, after running 7.43 to win her heat earlier in the day. … [Read more...] about Jamaican Sprint Queen Campbell-Brown Finished Second In 60m Opener
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Rio 2016 Day Track Schedule; Live Stream; Elaine Start 200m Quest
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, Sporting Alert – Elaine Thompson returns to the track on Monday's Day 4 of track and field competition when she runs in the heats of the women's 200m. Watch Live Streaming of Olympic Games Track Day 4 Thompson, who posted the fastest time ever to win the Olympic Games women's 100m title on Saturday night, will attempt to complete the sprint double when … [Read more...] about Rio 2016 Day Track Schedule; Live Stream; Elaine Start 200m Quest
Rio 2016 Women’s Sprint Preview
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The battle for the women's sprint titles at Rio 2016 should be very interesting, with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Veronica Campbell-Brown chasing history. Americans Allyson Felix, Tori Bowie and English Gardner, Jamaicans Fraser-Pryce, the veteran Campbell-Brown and Elaine Thompson, in addition to the Netherlands' Dafne Schippers and Shaunae Miller … [Read more...] about Rio 2016 Women’s Sprint Preview
Campbell-Brown, Richards Named As Jamaica Team Captains
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Sprint queen Veronica Campbell-Brown and standout Shot Put thrower O'Dayne Richards were named respective captains for Jamaica's track-and-field team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, officials announced on Sunday night. Women's captain Campbell-Brown, who is one of the veterans in the camp, will be competing in her fifth Olympic Games since making … [Read more...] about Campbell-Brown, Richards Named As Jamaica Team Captains
Veronica Campbell-Brown Carrying An Injury?
KINGSTON, Sporting Alert - Veronica Campbell-Brown posted some very fast times in the buildup towards the Jamaica Senior Trials, but the veteran sprinter has looked well below par in the last three days. Campbell-Brown entered the JAAA Trials with season's best times of 10.83 and 22.29 for the 100m and 200m, and has dipped under the 11-seconds barrier three times so far … [Read more...] about Veronica Campbell-Brown Carrying An Injury?
Why Not Christania Williams For Women’s 100m Title At Jamaica Trials?
KINSTON, Jamaica - Christania Williams is the joint 15th fastest woman in the world this year, but could she be the one to upset the higher ranks in the 100m at the Jamaica Olympic Trials on Friday night? The answer to that is, why not? There is an aerial level of respect for the likes of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Veronica Campbell-Brown when it comes to sprinting in … [Read more...] about Why Not Christania Williams For Women’s 100m Title At Jamaica Trials?
JAAA 2016 Olympic Senior LIVE Blogging, Radio Streaming
KINGSTON - The JAAA Olympic Senior Track and Field Trials gets going this week and you can follow live blogging stream from our good friends at TrackAlerts.com. The Jamaica Olympic Trials will start on Thursday, June 30 and conclude on Sunday, July 3, and you can follow the latest updates, results and photos from the National Stadium in Kingston. Starting at 10 am CT. Follow … [Read more...] about JAAA 2016 Olympic Senior LIVE Blogging, Radio Streaming
Beijing World Challenge Meeting 2016 Results
Results from the 2016 IAAF World Challenge meeting inside the Olympic stadium in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, 18 May. American Justin Gatlin continued his preparation for a showdown with Usain Bolt and the rest of the world's top sprinters with a 9.94 seconds performance to win the men's 100m. Two-time Olympic half lap champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica led a 1-2 … [Read more...] about Beijing World Challenge Meeting 2016 Results
Gatlin, Campbell-Brown, Merritt Among Winners In Beijing
BEIJING - American sprint star Justin Gatlin won the men's 100m dash at an IAAF World Challenge 2016 meeting in Beijing, on Wednesday, as he continues to prepare for the Olympic Games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEcOrrYdsfU Gatlin, the Olympic champion in 2004 and bronze medallist in the 100m at London 2012, clocked a time of 9.94 seconds to match his season's best and … [Read more...] about Gatlin, Campbell-Brown, Merritt Among Winners In Beijing
Bowie Runs WL 10.80 At Doha Diamond League Opener
DOHA, QATAR, Sporting Alert - The 2016 IAAF Diamond League opened with some sizzling performances, with world-leading marks being set in the sprints, distance and in the field. Fast Times To Start The Diamond League The women's 100m produced the three fastest time for 2016 in one race, as Tori Bowie, Dafne Schippers and Veronica Campbell-Brown all went under 11-seconds … [Read more...] about Bowie Runs WL 10.80 At Doha Diamond League Opener
IAAF Diamond League Opens In Doha, Live Results Updates
DOHA, QATAR - The 2016 IAAF Diamond League series will kick-off on Friday with the season's opening meeting in Doha. The star-studded setup will feature some 38 champions and 80 other medal winners from former Olympic Games and IAAF World Championships, according to the meeting officials. Highlighting the list of big names to compete in the series opener are LaShawn … [Read more...] about IAAF Diamond League Opens In Doha, Live Results Updates
Veronica Campbell-Brown Wins 200m In Florida
CLERMONT, FL - Veronica Campbell-Brown won the women's 200m at the NTC Pure Athletics Spring Invite in Clermont, FL, Saturday. The Jamaican Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games half lap champion, coverage the distance on Saturday in a season's best time 22.29 (0.5 m/s). She was happy with her performance: "Satisfied with my effort today. On to Doha DL next … [Read more...] about Veronica Campbell-Brown Wins 200m In Florida
Chris Brown Invitational 2016 Results
MIAMI, FL - Selected results from the 2016 Chris Brown Invitational at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas on Saturday (16). The meeting was responsible for several world-leading marks for 2016, including the men's 400m and 200m races, where quarter-milers dominated. American LaShawn Merritt clocked a world-leading and personal best of 19.78 seconds and looked … [Read more...] about Chris Brown Invitational 2016 Results
Merritt and Bowie Run 200m WL Times In Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas – Americans LaShawn Merritt and Tori Bowie each recorded world-leading time over the 200m at the 2016 Chris Brown Invitational at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau on Saturday. Merritt, a quarter-mile speciallist who has been working a lot on his speed since the start of the outdoor season, showed that things are coming along very well after he … [Read more...] about Merritt and Bowie Run 200m WL Times In Bahamas
2016 Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational Live Updates
NASSAU - Follow live blogging coverage and results updates from the 2016 Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau. SportingAlert.com will team up with a our good friends at TrackAlerts.com to provide live updates from the meet this Saturday. Several world class athletes, including Olympic champion Kirani James from Grenada, as … [Read more...] about 2016 Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational Live Updates
Lashawn Merritt Wins Florida Relays 200m, Campbell-Brown Beaten
GAINESVILLE, FL - Lashawn Merritt posted a world-leading time over the 200m while two-time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown was beaten in the women's race by American Tiffany Townsend at the 2016 Florida Relays on Thursday (March 31). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0vjS1fTAmE Merritt, the 2009 and 2011 World Championships 400m champion and the 2008 Olympic Games … [Read more...] about Lashawn Merritt Wins Florida Relays 200m, Campbell-Brown Beaten
Allyson Felix: “We knew Jamaica had a really strong squad”
BEIJING, China - American sprinter Allyson Felix admits that they expected Jamaica to win the women's 4x100m relay title at the just concluded IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China. The Jamaican quartet of Veronica Campbell-Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, ran unchallenged to defend their sprint relay title in a blistering time of … [Read more...] about Allyson Felix: “We knew Jamaica had a really strong squad”
Video: Bolt, Fraser-Pryce Anchor Jamaica 4x100m Teams To Golds
BEIJING, China - Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Usain Bolt anchored the Jamaican women's and men's respective teams to gold medals in the 4x100m at the World Championships on Saturday. The Jamaican quartet of Veronica Campbell-Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson and Fraser-Pryce, blasted across the line in a new championships record of 41.07 seconds. It was the second … [Read more...] about Video: Bolt, Fraser-Pryce Anchor Jamaica 4x100m Teams To Golds
Campbell-Brown Runs In Wrong Lane In 200m
BEIJING, China - Veronica Campbell-Brown shockingly drifted into the wrong lane during her heat of the women's 200m at the IAAF World Championships on Wednesday. The Jamaica ran a superb first 100m to open up a big gap as she comes off the bend, but then drifted all the way over into the lane of Great Britain's Margaret Adeoye and could have been disqualified from the … [Read more...] about Campbell-Brown Runs In Wrong Lane In 200m
Asafa Powell looks to bounce back in Luzern
LUZERN, Switzerland - Former world record holder Asafa Powell heads a solid men's 100 metres field for Tuesday's Spitzen Leichtathletik meet in Luzern. Powell, the second fastest man in the world this year with a time of 9.81 seconds, has looked good since returning from injuries and a short suspension, and the Jamaican champion will be hoping to improve on that form in the … [Read more...] about Asafa Powell looks to bounce back in Luzern