Anderson’s success has spurred a wave of young 800-metre runners from Jamaica, with U.S. collegians Rivaldo Marshall, Tyrice ...

Eight-time Olympic medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce announces retirement, qualifies for her ninth World Championships.

Kishane Thompson ran the world's fastest 100m in a decade, becoming the sixth-fastest man in history, while Tina Clayton won her first senior Jamaican title and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce made her ninth ...

Among names such as Jesse Owens, Wilma Rudolph, Jim Ryun, Henry Rono, Carl Lewis, Jackie Joyner and Merlene Ottey was our own Ronnie Delany. Irish Olympian Ronnie Delany.

One of the greatest female sprinters in the world was a Jamaican, Merlene Ottey before the Jamaicans took the challenge to the Americans. In the 1980 Moscow Games, Ottey became the first female ...

Cooper joins the likes of Tommie Smith, Linford Christie and Merlene Ottey and Usain Bolt as sprinters who have been sponsored by Puma. “It’s really special to me because it’s not just any ...

The World Masters Athletics record for the women’s 50 and over category is 24.33 seconds, held by Jamaican-Slovenian athlete Merlene Ottey, while the record for women 70 and over is 31.30 ...

The World Masters Athletics record for the women's 50 and over category is 24.33 seconds, held by Jamaican-Slovenian athlete Merlene Ottey, while the record for women 70 and over is 31.30 seconds ...

The World Masters Athletics record for the women’s 50 and over category is 24.33 seconds, held by Jamaican-Slovenian athlete Merlene Ottey, while the record for women 70 and over is 31.30 ...

Merlene Ottey also started her career at a young age but competed on an international level well into her 50s. She told the audience that it was the love for the sport that kept her going.

Jamaican legend Merlene Ottey completed the 100m race in 10.74 seconds at the IAAF Grand Prix finals at Milan in 1996. Ottey is one of the most famous runners in this category with 9 Olympic medals.

Less than an hour later, she clocked a collegiate record 22.01 in the 200, coming within a couple of clicks of breaking the legendary Merlene Ottey’s 30-year-old world record of 21.87.