Topic Tag: Olympics

Festivals and Events, Sports

The games are coming

“We want a repeat of the Beijing Olympic 100 metres final right here in Port of Spain – minus the Americans of course.”...

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Embark, Culture, Sports, Jamaica

Akino Lindsay: superhero moves | The game

Inspired since childhood by the Power Rangers TV show, Jamaican taekwondo champ Akino Lindsay uses martial arts to change his life and inspire other young people in Kingston’s toughest communities, writes Kellie Magnus

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Engage, Festivals and Events, History, People, Sports

Historic gold: the earliest Caribbean Olympic heroes

Who would dare to guess what will happen to the athletes from the Caribbean at the Olympic Games in August? Will Jamaica’s Usain...

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Immerse, Festivals and Events, People, Sports

Gold standard: the Caribbean’s Olympic contenders for Rio 2016

Come August, Caribbean eyes will be firmly focused on the João Havelange Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the athletics venue for the...

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Embark, Festivals and Events

Caribbean Datebook (November/December 2014)

Barbados Hang ten November means surf’s up at the celebrated Soup Bowl on the east coast of Barbados, at the Barbados Independence...

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Festivals and Events, Sports

Dreams of Sydney

“I set Sydney goals before I came here. I want to get a medal…” The words are Lorraine Graham’s, but the sentiments...

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Sports

Top ten Caribbean Olympic hopefuls 2008

The bulk of the medals that will be earned by Caribbean athletes at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing will make their way to Havana. At the...

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Culture, People, Sports, Jamaica

Usain Lightning Bolt

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt shocked the world of track and field in May when he clocked the second fastest time in history in the 100m...

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