The fastest man on earth, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, wins an exhibition race on Copacabana Beach in the 2016 Olympic host city, Rio de Janeiro. Winning the 150-meter beachfront sprint in 14.42seconds, he was 0.07seconds short of the record he set in Manchester in 2009. “It was first sprinting race all season, so to start [...]
Usain Bolt to Debut in NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
February 15, 2013 | Posted by
Sprinting sensation Usain Bolt, who is an NBA fan and pulls for the Boston Celtics, will debut in the NBA All-Star Celebrity game in Houston on Friday. Bolt is one of many celebrities who will participate in the game, which will kick off the all-star weekend activities. The Jamaican will be taking the floor with [...]
Usain Bolt Adds Another JAAA Award to His Collection
January 10, 2013 | Posted by
Sprinting sensation Usain Bolt added his third Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association Golden Cleats Award to his collection on Tuesday. Bolt, who had an amazing showing at the 2012 London Olympics, repeated as champion in the 100 and 200 meters. He also captured his third gold medal as the anchorman on Jamaica’s 4x100m relay team, which [...]
IAAF Ratifies Jamaica’s World Record Run in 4x100m Final at 2012 Olympics
December 19, 2012 | Posted by
The International Association of Athletics Federations has ratified Jamaica’s world record run of 36.84 in the men’s 4x100m final set at the 2012 London Olympic Games in August. In the IAAF’s December issue of their online magazine, they ratified Michael Frater, Nesta Carter, Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt blazing time and record. The foursome captured [...]
Sports Illustrated Names Lebron James 2012 Sportsman of the Year
December 4, 2012 | Posted by
Sports Illustrated named Lebron James 2012 Sportsman of the Year on Monday, becoming the first NBA player to win the award since teammate Dwyane Wade in 2006. The announcement came as a shock to James because he figured that he had not been forgiven by society and the media after making his decision to take [...]
Usain Bolt Named 2012 IAAF World Athlete of the Year
November 24, 2012 | Posted by
Usain Bolt won the 2012 IAAF World Athlete of the Year award for the men on Saturday in Barcelona, Spain. This is his fourth time winning the award, previously winning in 2008, 2009 and 2011. The Jamaican sprinter was able to beat out Kenyan runner David Rudisha and American hurdler Aries Merritt. The award comes [...]
Usain Bolt Considering Soccer or Cricket After 2016 Olympics
November 20, 2012 | Posted by
Usain Bolt, the two-time defending Olympic champion in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m, is considering changing his profession to soccer or cricket after the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ricky Simms, Bolt’s agent, even hinted that the 26-year-old Jamaican would consider both sports as a post career after retiring from track and field. [...]
Yohan Blake Working On Technical Aspects Of Race
November 15, 2012 | Posted by
Yohan Blake, the Jamaican sprint star, wants to improve his time going into the World Championships in Moscow next year by improving the technical aspects of his race. Blake, who won the title last year in 9.93 seconds, said his preseason training has already begun as he anticipates defending his 100-meter title in Moscow. But [...]
Usain Bolt Considering New Olympic Events
October 28, 2012 | Posted by
Usain Bolt is keeping his options open for the 2016 Rio Olympics in beyond, as he considers competing in the long jump and 400m dash in the games, and a possible career in soccer once his Olympic career ends. Bolt became the first man to defend the 100m and 200m medals during the London games [...]
Diving: Yona takes plunge for Jamaican ‘first’
October 27, 2012 | Posted by
With Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake spearheading the artillery, Jamaica are a force to be reckoned with at an Olympic Games. Hoping to join them come Rio in 2016 is Leeds-born Jamaican diving star Yona Knight-Wisdom. Knight-Wisdom, 17, is another rising talent from the City of Leeds Diving Club which sent an amazing contingent of [...]
