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Media favorite: Bolt edges Phelps in 2008 athlete of the year poll - CNN Sports IllustratedUsain Bolt edged Michael Phelps as 2008 athlete of the year in a media vote Bolt got 1,673 votes in a poll by the International Sports Press Association Phelps received 1,557 votes in the poll by journalists from 96 nations
Truckee skier plans to go for the gold with Jamaica - Reno Gazette
It's no joke. Errol Kerr is quite serious about representing Jamaica in the Winter Olympics. More than 20 years after Jamaica put a bobsled team in the Winter Olympics, Kerr is skiing for the Caribbean country, in the fairly new sport of skicross ...
JAAA seeking funds to lengthen strides - Jamaica Gleaner
HAVING set the standard in sprinting at the Beijing Olympics last summer, the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA) will be focusing its attention on developing other areas to strengthen its track and field repertoire. "We are trying to build ...
Asafa Powell For Jamaica Meet - Caribbean World News
CaribWorldNews, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tues. Jan. 6, 2009: Asafa Powell will begin the 2009 athletics season on his home turf in Jamaica. The former 100-m World Record holder and Olympic relay gold medalist will kick off the season with a 400-m race at ...
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Associated Press BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt edged U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps in a vote for the 2008 athlete of the year by the international media. Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva took the top place as ...
Jamaica Year in Review 2008 - Jamaicans.com
This year, it was the natural resilience of the Jamaican people which helped them overcome social, financial and natural disasters such as escalating crime mainly among young males,the ravages of Cash-Minus and of seasonal hurricanes.Then there ...
Tough times, but sport must keep going - Jamaica Observer
Jamaicans were dismayed by the failure of their Reggae Boyz to advance from the semi-final round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 2008. Yet the year will be remembered as arguably the most triumphant in the rich history of Jamaican sport. All because ...
Chronology of news events in 2008 - Brownsville Herald
Jan. 1 Revelers celebrate the new year around the world; ball drops for 100th year in New York's Times Square. Jan. 2 Pakistan postpones elections to next month due to continued rioting after the assassination of leading opposition candidate Benazir ...
What a year it has been! - espnstar.com
The powerful swimmer from United States dominated headlines from start to end at the Beijing Olympics with his eight gold medal tally which gave him the proud record of most gold medals won by an athlete at a single Olympic Games. Never has swimming ...
Sikorski: Olympics and broken records part of what made 2008 a banner ... - Norwich Bulletin
The 2008 sports year included a perfect regular season record by the New England Patriots foiled by a resilient New York Giants team in Super Bowl XXXXII, the Boston Celtics return to glory, a dominating eight-for-eight Olympic gold medal performance ...
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