Athletics season 2025

Great concept by Michael Johnson. Biggest story of the meet is Gabby Thomas’ 49.1 and beating Paulinho in the process. I s as m predicting that Nigerian turned “Gulf-Arab” runner will test positive for sup’n by World’s in September

In reply to Brerzerk

[quote][quote] s as m predicting that Nigerian turned “Gulf-Arab” runner will test positive for sup’n by World’s in September


I take it you know she already served a ban

In reply to rudebway

Yep, “Dem nuh kya” ‘memba Okabare and another one? I believe and also hoping beyond hope that that WC and WR Women’s 100mH in Eugene was !clean’

In reply to rudebway

Short Sprint Event
Women's 100m
1) Melissa Jefferson (US) 11.11
2) Jenna Prandini (US) 11.23

5) Kemba Nelson (Jca) 11.37
6) Alana Reid (Jca) 11.47

Jodean Williams (Jca) 11.68

Short Sprint Event
Men's 200m
1) Kenny Bednarek (US) 20.07
2) Zharnel Hughes (GB) 20.37

5) Oblique Seville (Jca) 20.43

7) Ackeem Blake (Jca) 20.68

Long Sprint Event
Women's 400m
1) SE Naser (Bahrain) 48.67
2) Gabby Thomas (US) 49.14

5) Stacy Ann Williams (Jca) 50.39
6) Nickeisha Pryce (Jca) 50.92

In reply to mikesiva

Maverick gives GST a passing grade

In reply to FanAttick

Congrats to Danielle Williams on becoming Grand Slam champion in the Women's Short Hurdles Event. She came second in the 100m hurdles, and won the 100m.

Short Hurdles Event
Women's 100m
1) Danielle Williams (Jca) 11.54
2) Ackera Nugent (Jca) 11.57
3) Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PR) 11.73

Long Hurdles Event
Men's 400m
1) Alison Dos Santos (Braz) 45.52
2) Chris Robinson (US) 45.54

4) Roshawn Clarke (Jca) 45.73
5) Malik James-King (Jca) 46.57
6) Assinie Wilson (Jca) 46.70

Short Hurdles Event
Men's 100m
1) Sasha Zhoya (France) 10.55
2) Cordell Tinch (US) 10.65

6) Omar McLeod (Jca) 10.73
7) Orlando Bennett (Jca) 10.77

Short Sprints Event
Women's 200m
1) Melissa Jefferson (US) 23.46
2) Jenna Prandini (US) 23.56

4) Kemba Nelson (Jca) 23.84

6) Alana Reid (Jca) 24.02
7) Jodean Williams (Jca) 24.20

Long Hurdles Event
Women's 400m
1) Sydney McLaughlin (US) 50.32
2) Andrenette Knight (Jca) 52.09

5) Shiann Salmon (Jca) 52.25

Rushell Clayton pulled up injured and DNF.

Xiamen Diamond League on Saturday

Women's 200m - Shericka Jackson (Jca)

Men's 100m - Rohan Watson (Jca)

Men's 400m - Kirani James (Gren)

Men's long jump - Wayne Pinnock, Tajay Gayle (Jca)

110m hurdles - Hansle Parchment (Jca)

Women's 1000m - Natoya Goule (Jca), Shafiqua Maloney (St Vin)

100m hurdles - Danielle Williams (Jca), Devynne Charlton (Bah)

And more

Surprised no one covered Carifta '25. Very good meet and the gap between JA and the other nations is closing. It is clear that the coaching in The Eastern Caribbean (mostly Leewards/Windwards) has improved a lot. St. Lucia has another young lady sprint star on the horizon. Hope she gets a scholarship like her compatriot Ms. Alfred. Hoping too that The Bajan Ms. Nurse who ran a stunning 400m relay leg gets a scholarship to the US or A Yard campus with top coaches. Nice to see 'Misfit/TriniBagoans' sisters going home to rep the land of their parents (as Brianna Williams did for Yard). Granite T&F is alive and well in TNT, it is just for the talent to be found and nurtured. Notice two brothers running and their lil sister training hard too.

In reply to Brerzerk

Xiamen on Saturday

100m hurdles
1) Danielle Williams (Jca) 12.53
2) Grace Stark (USA0 12.58
3) Marione Foure (SA) 12.62
Devynne Charlton (Bah) DNF

Men's triple jump
1) Jordan Scott (Jca) 17.27
2) Zhu Yaming (Cina) 17.03
3) Donald Scott (USA) 16.85

Women's 200m
1) Anavia Battle (USA) 22.41
2) Shericka Jackson (Jca) 22.79
3) jenna Prandini (USA) 22.97

Men's 400m
1) Bayapo Ndori (Bot) 44.25
2) Chris Bailey (USA) 44.27

4) Kirani James (Gren) 44.89

Men's long jump
1) Zhang Mingkum (China) 8.18
2) Liam Adcock (Aus) 8.15

5) Wayne Pinnock (Jca) 8.06

Tajay Gayle (Jca) 7.90

110m hurdles
1) Cordell Tinch (US) 13.06
2) Rashid Muratake (Japan) 13.14

9) Hansle Parchment (Jca) 13.49

Men's 100m
1) Akane Simbine (SA) 9.99
2) Ferdinand Omanyala (Ken) 10.13

9) Rohan Watson (Jca) 10.31

Women's 1000m
1) Faith Kipyegon (Ken) 2:29.21
2) Abbey Caldwell (Aus) 2:32.94

5) Natoya Goule (Jca) 2:34.71

Grand Slam Track moves to Miami this weekend.

Friday's schedule

100m hurdles - Ackera Nugent (Jca)

Men's 400m hurdles - Roshawn Clarke, Malik James-King (Jca)

Long Sprints
Men's 200m - Steven Gardiner (Bah), Jereem Richards (TT)

Long Springs
Women's 400m - Nickeisha Pryce, Stacy-Ann Williams (Jca)

And more

And clashing with the Miami Grand Slam Track is the Shanghai Diamond League, which is today (Saturday)....

Men's 100m - Kishane Thompson, Rohan Watson (Jca), Letsile Tebogo (Bot), Akani Simbine (SA), Christian Coleman (US)

Men's long jump - Wayne Pinnock, Tajay Gayle (Jca)

Women's shot putt - Danielle Thomas-Dodd (Jca)

Men's 400m hurdles - Kyron McMaster (BVI)

Women's 800m - Natoya Goule (Jca)

Men's triple jump - Jordan Scott (Jca)

110m hurdles - Orlando Bennett, Rasheed Broadbell, Hansle Parchment (Jca)

Men's 400m - Kirani James (Gren)

100m hurdles - Danielle Williams (Jca), Devynne Charlton (Bah)

And more

Miami Grand Slam Track
Friday night's action....

Long Sprints Event
Men's 200m
1) Jereem Richards (TT) 19.86
2) Alexander Ogando (DR) 19.86

4) Steven Gardiner (Bah) 20.37

Short Hurdles Event
100m hurdles
1) Masai Russell (US) 12.17!!
2) Tia Jones (US) 12.19
3) Ackera Nugent (Jca) 12.34

5) Megan Tapper (Jca) 12.50

Long Hurdles Event
Men's 400m hurdles
1) Alison Dos Santos (Braz) 47.97
2) Calvin Robinson (US) 48.92
3) Malik James-King (Jca) 49.63
Roshawn Clarke (Jca) DNF...looked like a hammy.

Long Sprints Event
Women's 400m
1) Mari Paulino (DR) 49.21
2) SE Naser (Bahrain) 49.33

5) Nickeisha Pryce (Jca) 50.71
6) Stacy Ann Williams (Jca) 50.76

Simbine
Thompson
Tebogo

In reply to JahJah

Shanghai Diamond League on Saturday

Men's 100m
1) Akani Simbine (SA) 9.98
2) Kishane Thompson (Jca) 9.99
3) Letsile Tebogo (Bot) 10.03

6) Rohan Watson (Jca) 10.15

100m hurdles
1) Grace Stark (US) 12.42
2) Danielle Williams (Jca) 12.55
3) Marionne Fourie (SA) 12.62

7) Devynne Charlton (Bah) 12.78

Men's triple jump
1) Pedro Pichardo (Port) 17.03
2) Jordan Scott (Jca) 17.00
3) Zhu Yaming (China) 16.92

Men's long jump
1) Shi Yuhao (China) 8.21
2) Shu Heng (China) 8.18
3) Wayne Pinnock (Jca) 8.10

5) Tajay Gayle (Jca) 8.05

110m hurdles
1) Cordell Tinch (US) 12.87
2) Rashid Muratake (Jap) 13.10
3) Rasheed Broadbell (Jca) 3.24

6) Hansle Parchment (Jca) 13.32

9) Orlando Bennett (Jca) 13.49

Men's 400m
1) Chris Bailey (US) 44.17
2) Bayapo Ndori (Bot) 44.32

5) Kirani James (Gren) 44.94

Men's 400m hurdles
1) Karsten Warholm (Nor) 47.28
2) Matheus Lima (Braz) 48.08

5) Kyron McMaster (BVI) 49.19

Women's 800m
1) Tsige Duguma (Eth) 1:56.64
2) Sarah Billings (Aus) 1:57.83

4) Natoya Goule (Jca) 1:58.43

Women's shot putt
1) Chase Jackson (US) 20.54
2) Jessica Schilder (Neth) 19.77

9) Danielle Thomas-Dodd (Jca) 18.21

Grand Slam Track Miami, Saturday's action....

Short Hurdles Event
Women's 100m
1) Ackera Nugent (Jca) 11.08
2) Megan Tapper (Jca) 11.33
3) Kendra Harrison (US) 11.35

Long Sprints Event
Men's 400m
1) Jacory Patterson (US) 43.98
2) Jereem Richards (TT) 44.32
3) Matt Hudson-Smith (GB) 44.37
DNF Steven Gardiner (Bah)

Congrats to both Slam winners Nugent and Richards for getting the best score over two events, and winning the Grand Slam top prize of $100,000 each....

Long Hurdles Event
Women's 400m hurdles
1) Sydney McLaughlin (US) 43.98
2) Andrenette Knight (Jca) 54.08
3) Anna Hall (US) 54.43
4) Shiann Salmon (Jca) 54.62

Short Sprints Event
Men's 100m
1) Kenny Badnarek (US) 9.79 wind-aided
2) Oblique Seville (Jca) 9.84
3) Ackeem Blake (Jca) 9.85

Short Distance Event
Women's 1500m
1) Freweyni Hailu (Eth) 4:06.06
2) Nikki Hiltz (US) 4:07.08

7) Shafiqua Maloney (St Vin) 4:16.35

Grand Slam Track Miami, action on Sunday's final day....

Short Sprint Event
Men's 200m
1) Kenny Bednarek (US) 19.84
2) Zharnel Hughes (GB) 20.13
3) Oblique Seville (Jca) 20.13

Ackeem Blake (Jca) 21.09

Long Hurdles Event
Women's 400m
1) Sydney McLaughlin (US) 49.70
2) Anna Hall (US) 51.68
3) Andrenette Knight (Jca) 51.80

5) Shiann Salmon (Jca) 52.17

Long Sprints Event
Women's 200m
1) Mari Paulino (DR) 22.30
2) SE Naser (Bahrain) 22.53

4) Nickeisha Pryce (Jca) 22.77

7) Stacy-Ann Williams (Jca) 22.98

Long Hurdles Event
Men's 400m
1) Alison Dos Santos (Braz) 44.53
2) Chris Robinson (US) 44.86

5) Malik James-King (Jca) 45.81

Short Distance Event
Women's 800m
1) Mary Moraa (Ken) 1:59.50
2) Nikki Hiltz (US) 1:59.75

6) Shafiqua Maloney (St Vin) 2:00.96

The World Relays will be held in Guangzhou, China, today and tomorrow....

More here

World Relays, Guangzhou

Saturday's heats

Mixed 4x100m
Heat Two
1) Jamaica 41.04
Natasha Morrison-Krystal Sloley-Javari Thomas-Rasheed Foster
2) Britain 41.05

Mixed 4x400m
Heat One
1) Belgium 3:11.83
2) Australia 3:12.34

6) Jamaica 3:18.83
Demar Francis-Keisha Burhger-Delano Kennedy-Kelly Ann Beckford

Women's sprint relay
Heat Two
1) Spain 42.18
2) Jamaica 42.51
Tina Clayton-SAFP-Tia Clayton-Shericka Jackson

Men's sprint relay
Heat Two
1) South Africa 37.84
2) Kenya 38.33
Jamaica DNF
Rohan Watson-Julian Forte-Yohan Blake-Kishane Thompson

Women's mile relay
Heat Three
1) South Africa 3:28.01
2) Germany 3:28.63

6) Jamaica 3:40.54
Jodean Williams-Roneisha McGregor-Kelly Ann Williams-Ronda Whyte

Jodean told the Observer she developed a hamstring twinge during the race, which is why she jogged around the track.

Men's mile relay
Heat One
1) South Africa 3:00.00
2) China 3:01.87

4) Jamaica 3:03.54
Javier Brown-Zandrian Barnes-Rusheen McDonald-T Rhoden

In reply to mikesiva



that is patently false. she jogged the ENTIRE 400. the moment she got out of the blocks, she was jogging. the commentators were puzzled. she was not running hard then slowed down. that would be understandable. i can only surmise that she was injured from before, but they had no one else so she tried to run

Of note, we did not field a team in the second chance race on Sunday. I can only surmise that there were no other 400 m runners there. Actually, Jodean is not even a 400 M runner herself so i guess only the administrators know what was going on.

In reply to mikesiva

At what point the race? Must be right at the gun, because she jogged from start to finish!

In reply to rudebway and Brezerk

Yeah, it doesn't sound plausible at all, does it?

Jodean Williams speaks

World Relays, Guangzhou, Sunday's heats

Mixed 4x400m relay
Heat One
1) Spain 3:12.55
2) Germany 3:13.35
3) China 3:13.39
4) Jamaica 3:14.42
Javier Brown-Kelly Ann Beckford-Delano Kennedy-Roneisha McGregor

Jamaica just miss out on a World Champs place.

Men's mile relay
Heat One
1) Brazil 3:01.14
2) Netherlands 3:01.32
3) Jamaica 3:02.00
Rusheen McDonald-Demar Francis-Zandrian Barnes-T Rhoden

Jamaica just manage to secure a World Champs place.

Men's sprint relay
1) Belgium 38.49
2) Kenya 38.51
Jamaica DNF
R Watson-J Forte-Y Blake-K Thompson

Forte pulled up injured. Jamaica fail to secure a World Champs berth.

Let's see how we'll yard 's plants find meets and gets a team that puts down an unassailable mark pre September goes

In reply to Brerzerk

Jamaica only made two of the six finals.

Finals day, Guangzhou, Sunday

Women's Sprint Relay
1) Britain 42.21
2) Spain 42.26
3) Jamaica 42.33

Mixed 4x100 Relay
1) Canada 40.30
2) Jamaica 40.44
3) Britain 40.86

Doha Diamond League today (Friday)

Women's 100m - Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Natasha Morrison, Tia Clayton, Tina Clayton (Jca)

Men's 400m hurdles - Malik James-King (Jca)

110m hurdles - Rasheed Broadbell (Jca)

Women's 400m - Sada Williams (Bdos), Shafiqua Maloney (St Vin)

Women's triple jump - Thea Lafond (Dom), Shaneika Ricketts (Jca)

Men's javelin - Anderson Peters (Gren), Keshorn Walcott (TT)

Men's high jump - Romaine Beckford, Raymond Richards (Jca), Donald Thomas (Bah)

Men's discus - Frederick Dacres (Jca)

Women's 1500m - Adelle Tracey (Jca)

And more