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Wayde van Niekerk 300m 31.03 – Racers Grand Prix 2016 HD

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- World 400m champion Wayde Van Niekerk of South Africa won the rarely competed 300m event at the inaugural Jamaica National Racers Grand Prix currently under way at the National Stadium. His winning time was 31.03 seconds,...
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Bolt ‘Extremely Happy’ With Win, SB At JN Racers Grand Prix

USAIN Bolt expressed some amount of satisfaction with his performance after notching a season best 9.88 seconds to win the men's 100 metres at the first staging of the JN Racers Grand Prix at the National Stadium. "I am extremely...
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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...