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28 June 2018	Akeem Bloomfield goes Pro 6 By Akeem Bloomfield and Jamaica's 400m nnational junior record holder goes pro ....
27 September 2016	Trell Kimmons Accepts 2-year Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation 6 By usada.org USADA announced today that Trell Kimmons, of Coldwater, Miss., an athlete in the sport of track & field, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a two-year sanction for his violation. Kimmons, 31, tested positive for the prohibited substance 1,3-dimethylbutylamine as a result of an in-competition urine sample he provided on March 12, 2016, at the USA Track & Field (USATF) Indoor Championships in Portland, Ore. This substance is in the class of Simulants and is prohibited in-competition under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, the United States Olympic Committee National Anti-Doping Policies, a....
05 January 2016	Who will replace Bolt as the top Jamaican Sprinter? 6 By O'Neil A Reid There have been rumblings about the retirement of world record-holder Usain Bolt. Except for his false start in the 100m finals at the 2011 Daegu World Championship, Bolt, the 6’5” Jamaican, has captured every global sprint titles (100m and 200m) since the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Bolt currently holds the world record in both the 100m (9.58) and 200m (19.19) and has set the bar so high that he has already cemented his legacy as the best sprinter ever. Bolt, who is approaching the age of 30, has discussed possibly retiring after the 2017 London World Championship. The question now becomes: Who will replace Bolt as Jamaica’s top sprinter when he retires? The likely candidates are Yohan “The Beast” Blake, Warren Weir, Kemar Bailey Cole, Asafa Powell and as well as Julian Forte and Rasheed Dwyer. Yohan “The Beast” Blake A few years ago, prior to his injury, Yohan was heralded as the he....
01 January 2016	TrackLedger.com 2015 Top Performances 6 By O'Neil A Reid Below are several top performance for 2015: Usain Bolt 100m in Beijing: Overall, Usain Bolt appeared to have had a sub-par 2015 on the track based on his standard. With personal best times of 9.58 (100m) and 19.19 (200m) under his spikes, both world records, 2015 saw an injury-plagued and apparently out-of-shape Bolt running less than impressive season best times of 9.79 (100m) and 19.55 (200m). However, it was the manner and the stage on which the 6’5” Jamaican established his 2015 season’s best that will be remembered. Going up against his main rival, American Justin Gatlin at the 2015 World Championship in Beijing, Bolt proved his mettle by narrowly defeating Gatlin in the 100m, in 9.79 seconds to Gatlin’s 9.80 seconds. Bolt would later return to win the 200m in a world-leading time of 19.55 seconds ahead of Gatlin’s 19.74 seconds. Bolt’s Beijing performance was unexpected, as Gatlin, w....
08 July 2015	Asafa Powell goes up against America�s best in Lausanne 6 By Former 100m world record-holder Asafa Powell will line-up against the American trio of Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Mike Rodgers in the men’s 100m race at the Lausanne Diamond League. The meet is set for Thursday, July 9, 2015 in Switzerland. Powell, who has the 2nd fastest time in the world this year at 9.81 seconds (+1.3mps), behind Gatlin’s 9.74 seconds (+0.9mps), is experiencing somewhat of a renaissance this season. After going through a tumultuous few years that involved banned-substances and suspension, the 32 year-old Jamaican has resurfaced this season with a sense of purpose and confidence. Perhaps ....