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There are 90 days to the second staging of the JN Racers Grand Prix that will assemble arguably the greatest galaxy stars on local soil and this wouldn’t be possible without the input of corporate Jamaica. An unprecedented four current...

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...

Van Niekerk another headliner for Racers Grand Prix

Despite coming to pay homage to the great Usain Bolt at the JN Racers Grand Prix next month, South African star Wayde van Niekerk plans an assault on his idol's 100-metre and 200-metre world records. Van Niekerk, who broke the...

Get a Chance to Attend World Champs, Racers Grand Prix with JN VISA!

As the country prepares, yet again, to celebrate its glory on the track, JN Bank, under its JN VISA brand, will be making the dreams of three Jamaicans and their guests come true, with all-expenses paid trips, plus hotel...

Foster’s Fairplay | Racers Grand Prix Gets Thumbs Up!

The inaugural staging of the Racers Grand Prix has come and gone. The event was conceived among shouts of "can the country afford it" and "we already have a world-class meet? This column viewed all that as fair comment....

‘Media is our number one partner!’

At the inaugural Racers Grand Prix in 2016, the media were treated to first class event management result monitors. Two years on, the organisers have gone one step further and will introduce more state-of-the-art equipment. Racers Track Club Director Dennis Gordon,...

Bolt Eyeing Emotional Farewell

Iconic Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has indicated that it will be an "emotional" affair when he makes his final appearance locally, at his club's second annual JN Racers Grand Prix, at the National Stadium on Saturday, June 10. The towering...

Notice Served

Ever since entering the senior ranks for Jamaica, Shericka Jackson has been running the 400m. While a student at Vere Technical High, she competed in both the 200m and 400m, but Jackson focused mainly on the quarter mile when...

‘Rista’ aims to get it right on Grand Prix stage

With the third staging of the JN Racers Grand Prix some 15 days away, 400-metre hurdler Ristananna Tracey is steadily rounding into form as she aims for a surprise performance. Tracey, last year's World Championship bronze medallist, has been one...

Bolt, Mills satisfied with 9.88s clocking at JN Racers Grand Prix

Despite what sprint superstar Usain Bolt described as “a horrible start”, the triple world record holder ran a season’s best 9.88 seconds (1.0m/s) to win the Men’s 100 metres at Saturday’s inaugural JN Racers Grand Prix at the National...
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