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23Nov By jamaicapageNo Comments

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Usain Bolt is Male World Athlete of the Year 2008

Jamaican sprinting sensation Usain Bolt walked away with the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award today during the celebrations of the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Gala in Monaco. Bolt set blistering world records in the 100 metres, lowering (more…)

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11Nov By jamaicapageNo Comments

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Vote for Top Jamaican Athletic Performances of the Year

Along with the World Athlete of the Year award the announcement of the 2008 Performance of the Year for men and women in athletics will also take place at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Gala in Monaco on the 23rd of November. (more…)

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2Oct By jamaicapageNo Comments

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Homecoming celebrations for Jamaica’s Olympians

Sevens days on celebrations to recognize and celebrate the achievements of Jamaica's Beijing Olympic team to get under way starting on Otober 3rd, 2008 starting with a motorcade through the capital city Kingston. (more…)

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18Sep By jamaicapageNo Comments

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Hart Hill Usain Bolt Homecoming Celebration

The home town of triple olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt Sherwood Content in association with National Meats will be presenting the Hart Hill Usain Bolt Homecoming Celebration on September 20th at the William Knibb High School in (more…)

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16Sep By jamaicapageNo Comments

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Shelly-Ann Fraser returns home

The first Jamaican woman to win the Olympic 100m sprint at the olympics, Shelly-Ann Fraser return to Jamaica yesterday to a massive reception just after 6p.m. yesterday. Fraser's time of 10.78 seconds was the second fastest 100m clocking (more…)

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9Sep By jamaicapageNo Comments

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Usain Bolt returns home

Triple Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt returned home to Jamaica after closing out the 2008 athletics season with a victory at the Rieti Grand Prix in Italy. The intermitent showers that were affecting the island did nothing to dampen (more…)

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25Aug By jamaicapageNo Comments

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Jamaica’s Beijing Olympics Results

The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing China is by far the best out for the Jamaican team ever at an Olympic Games. Of the over 200 nations participating in the 2008 staging of the games Jamaica finished 13th overall (more…)

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22Aug By jamaicapageNo Comments

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World record 4x100m Gold for Jamaica

Nesta Carter, Micheal Frater, Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell teamed up to take the 4x100m relay in world record time giving Jamaica it's 6th gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games. After the female team failed to bring the baton around the (more…)

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21Aug By jamaicapageNo Comments

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Veronica Campbell-Brown Defends her Olympic Title

Veronica Campbell-Brown ran an excellent curve on her way to winning the 200m sprint title in the 2008 Beijing Olympic games and defending her title from four years ago in Athens. Veronica's superb performance completes Jamaica's (more…)

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20Aug By jamaicapageNo Comments

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Melaine Walker is Olympic 400m hurdles champion

Just minutes after Usain Bolt electrified China and the world with his world record performance in the 200m Melaine Walker shifted the celebrations into another gear when she won another gold for Jamaica in the 400m hurdles (more…)

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