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30 June 2012	Fraser-Pryce Romps, Blake Sizzles - Highlights Day 2 of Jamaican Trials 6 By [caption id="attachment_3505" align="alignleft" width="143" caption="Fraser-Pryce at 2012 Adidas GP in NY. Photo by Ridley Ingram (Sporting Events Fotos)"][/caption] Reigning Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran a personal best and world leading 10.70 seconds to capture the 100m title on Day 2 of the 2012 Jamaican Senior National Trials at the National Stadium in Kingston. Fraser-Pryce got a brilliant start and by the midway point of the race had built an insurmountable lead before winning comfortably ahead of Veronica Campbell-Brown (10.82), Kerron Stew....
03 July 2012	10 Takeaways from the Jamaican Trials 6 By [caption id="attachment_3590" align="alignleft" width="159" caption="Yohan "The Beast" Blake at the 2012 adidas GP in NY. ( Photo by O'Neil Reid)"][/caption] 1. Yohan “The Beast” Blake is the Real Deal The twenty two year-old Yohan “The Beast” Blake was clearly the outstanding male performer of the Trials. The Beast as he is called because of his intense training and workout regiments has the distinction of beating the 100m and 200m world-record holder Usain Bolt not once but twice over four days of competition. In the process, “The Beast” established lifetim....
08 July 2012	Calvert, Hyman, Bailey-Cole Shine at Madrid World Challenge 6 By [caption id="attachment_3762" align="alignleft" width="215" caption="Anneshia McLaughlin 2012 Penn Relay - Photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] Twenty-three year old Schillonie Calvert ran a strong race to win the women’s 200m in a time of 22.68 seconds at the 2012 IAAF Madrid World Challenge yesterday. Calvert finished ahead of fellow-Jamaican Anneshia McLaughlin (22.70) and St Kitts and Nevis’s Tameka Williams (22.85). Calvert who has a personal best 22.55 seconds in the 200m, had made the finals in the 200m at the recently concluded Jamaican Olympic Trials but did not compete. Calvert victory can be viewed as redemption of sorts and signal that she is in fine form. McLaughlin just ....
08 July 2012	Evans, James fail to qualify for Olympic 800m 6 By [caption id="attachment_3778" align="alignleft" width="105" caption="Aaron Evans - University of Georgia Media Relations"][/caption] The English-Speaking Caribbean will not have a presence in the men’s 800m in London as Bermuda’s Aaron Evans and Trinidad and Tobago’s Jamaal James both failed in their bids to meet the B qualifying standard of 1:46.30. Evans, along with James and the Jamaican-duo of Ricky West and Aldwyn Sappleton was considered the best 800m prospects of making it toLondon. In a last ditch effort to meet the qualifying standard which closes today July 8; Evans and James on Thursday (July 5), battled each other at the Moncton Hub Track and Field....
10 July 2012	Dane Hyatt had more left in the tank - coach George Williams 6 By [caption id="attachment_3806" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Dane Hyatt - Photo courtesy of Lincoln University Athletic Media Relation Office"][/caption] Dane Hyatt ran a personal best of 44.83 seconds to capture the men’s 400m title at the Jamaican Championship on July 1 at the National Stadium in Kingston. Dane finished ahead of 19 year old Rusheen McDonald (45.10) and Jermaine Gonzales (45.18). Dane’s impressive victory may be the sparks that the Jamaican 4x4 relay team needs as the injury bug has kept stars Ricardo Chamb....