RACERS GRAND PRIX: Usain Bolt wins 100m in 9.88 seconds
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Triple World and Olympic Champion Usain Bolt graced local fans with a blistering season’s best run of 9.88 seconds to win the men’s 100m at the inaugural Jamaica National Racers Grand Prix now on at the...
First Foreign Athletes Arrive for Racers Grand Prix
The first batch of foreign athletes for the Racers Grand Prix will arrive at the Norman Manley airport tomorrow morning (Saturday 4th June) at 5:00 o’clock, before the sun rises. They are the South African contingent comprising athletes Wayde...
Bolt looks to Racers Grand Prix clash with Blake, Asafa
Double Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt is seriously looking forward to the mouth-watering clash against Asafa Powell and Yohan Blake at the Racers Grand Prix as it will be an indication as to where he is at this stage...
KFC sweetens pot with ‘big deal’ injection in Racers Grand Prix
Local franchise holder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Restaurants of Jamaica, has spiced up the inaugural staging of the Jamaica National (JN) Racers Grand Prix with a US$25,000 ($3.1-million) contribution.
The meet, scheduled for June 11 at the National Stadium,...
Pegasus offers red carpet to galaxy of track stars
The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston has an enviable reputation as the Caribbean’s premier business and leisure hotel, and it was no surprise when it was chosen by the organisers of the inaugural Racers Grand Prix to be the...
Gov’t ploughs $18m into Racers Grand Prix
The Jamaican Government, through the State-run Sports Development Fund (SDF), has committed US$150,000 ($18.8m) to the inaugural Racers Grand Prix set for June 11.
Olivia “Babsy” Grange, the minister of sports, made the announcement at her office on Trafalgar Road...
Danielle Williams aims to soar at Racers spectacle
After a less than pleasing start to her 2016 campaign, World Championships 100m hurdles champion Danielle Williams is eyeing an improved performance on the circuit at the inaugural staging of the Jamaica National (JN) Racers Grand Prix.
Williams last graced...
Digicel on the mark with Racers Grand Prix
With Racers Track Club known as the “Capital of Excellence” and Digicel being a telecommunications giant, it is only fitting that these two major organisations join forces to achieve a mutual objective.
The telecommunications firm yesterday duly obliged by handing...
Racers promises global Grand Prix viewership
The inaugural Racers Grand Prix will be broadcast to over 100 million homes across the world, revealed Glen Mills, the chairman of the organising committee.
“We have some very powerful line-ups for you and we have not only looked at...
JN leads off with $30m injection in Racers Grand Prix
Corporate Jamaica has spoken. A combined contribution of over $100 million worth of cash and kind has made the June 11 Racers Grand Prix a reality, with Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) pumping in a whopping $30 million as...