Track and Field Day Two

Gold, Silver and Bronze goes to Caribbean Athletes in several events! 4 Medals Total. Dominica (1 Gold), St. Lucia (1 Gold), Grenada (1 Bronze) and Jamaica (1 Silver, 1 Bronze) all win medals!

Hot Flash —> Watch Femke Bowl run down the USA in the 4X400 Medley on YouTube

Watch the 100m W Finals on YouTube

Julien Alfred is the fastest woman in the World! ←-Click to Watch

Dominica & Jamaica = Gold and Silver in Women’s Triple Jump

Watch LaFond and Ricketts on YouTube <- Click to Watch

_{Rajindra Campbell wins Jamaica’s first ever medal in Shot Put}

Ranked 200 in the world, Rajendra shocked the world by throwing 22.16m to take the Bronze. Watch him throw at 5:21

Olympic Shot Put Finals Video on YouTube ←-Watch 5:21 to see Rajendra

What is the shot put?

The shot put is a track and field event in which athletes ‘put’ a heavy metal ball, known as a ‘shot’. The shot is put – not thrown – with one hand and the goal is to achieve the maximum distance possible.  p>

• The history of stone throwing as a sport originated in Ancient Greece 

• Soldiers competed in cannonball throwing events during the Middle Ages  

• A modern version of shot put first appeared in the Scottish Highland Games during the 19th century

• Men’s shot put has been contested at every modern Olympics since 1896

• Women’s shot put was first introduced to the Olympics in 1948 

• The United States is the most successful shot put nation in Olympic history. Male athletes from the country grabbed gold at every edition of the Olympics from 1896 through to 1968 - except two

For Track Fans to go Deep

Lindon Victor of Grenada grabs the Bronze Medal in the Decathlon

On his way to the Bronze Lindon set a record for the longest discus throw in the Olympics of 53.91 m.

Can Kishane do it?

Bringing the Heats - 100 m Men Heats 1 - 8 Sat Aug 3. Semis/Finals on Sunday at 2:00 pm. EST NY Time.