During this summer (2011), Red Bull Speed Trap will circle the island to measure the top speed of every Jamaican that wants to come out and run. A speed device will measure the top speed of each runner in the 15 metre “speed zone”. The fastest male and fastest female for each day will win a Puma goodie bag.

Red Bull Speed Trap is unlike any other running competition; all others measure time while the Red Bull Speed Trap measures one’s individual velocity. David Riley, Head Coach of Wolmers Boys School, says he is excited about the innovative twist that is ingrained in the competition. “Measuring speeds in sprinting is truly a great approach as it presents an opportunity to gather data that can be used to deduce a better understanding of why Jamaicans run so fast.

Get ready to run in the Red Bull Speed Trap nearest you!
June 21 – Shell Gas Station – Waterloo (Kingston)
June 23 – Shell Gore Terrace – Constant Spring (Kingston)
July 5 – Courts – Old Habour (St. Catherine)
July 6 – Stoplight Wholesale – Maypen (Clarendon)
July 7 – Heavens Texaco Mandeville

Ottey, won nine Olympic medals while competing for Jamaica at seven Olympic Games. She was 48 years old when she missed out on qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Olympics after failing by 0.28 seconds to attain the qualifying mark in the 100M event. She won her first senior world medal, a bronze, at the Moscow Olympics in 1980 (30 years ago), and has won 29 medals at major competitions, including 14 at the World Championships (more than any other athlete).

Notably also, at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, she became the oldest-ever athletics medallist when she anchored the Jamaican women’s 4x100m relay team to second place.

Brown, who sports dreadlocks, bright yellow wristbands and an unorthodox forehand slice, has been at odds with Jamaica’s tennis federation (Tennis Jamaica) for several years now, and feels neglected in his country. In a recent interview, he said that he deserved a glimmer of the domestic fame enjoyed by compatriot Usain Bolt, and that Bolt probably has no idea that he (Brown) exists.

Interestingly, Brown who is now ranked 105th in the world, is reportedly considering switching nationalities to become a Davis Cup player for England. He may be able to do this, thanks to a British grandmother on his father’s side. Tennis Jamaica meanwhile, doesn’t seem to mind this, and has given the scenario their blessing.

On Thursday (September 17), the main feature of the tournament will kick off, with at least 15 teams in large boats and mega yachts seeking to snag a prize marlin catch over a three-day period. The event will end on Sunday with a kiddies tournament between the hours of 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

The Montego Bay Yacht Club’s annual marlin tournament is one of only two such fishing tournaments that are still held in Jamaica. The other is the Port Antonio fishing tournament which is slated to get underway next week.

The IAAF secretary general, Pierre Weiss, reportedly said that the IAAF put pressure on the JAAA to withdraw the request because the exclusion of these six prominent athletes would undoubtedly reflect badly on the World Championships itself.

It is likely however, that the six athletes will face sanctions / disciplinary action by the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association (JAAA) following the 12th biennial IAAF World Athletics Championships.

Notably, according to unconfirmed sources, none of Jamaica’s premier sprinters are among the five, but all are(were) included in Jamaica’s 46-member team to next month’s 12th IAAF World Championships in Berlin. The five will reportedly be notified of the positive tests today, and it is expected that they will be removed from the team to the IAAF World Championships and that bans or other penalties will be imposed.

He was reportedly traveling with his girlfriend, and both have been taken to hospital. His motor vehicle somehow ended up in a ditch along the highway, but it’s not clear yet how exactly the accident happened.

This is a Jamaica News update.

This is a Jamaica News update.