Some Rio track and field finals set for morning sessions — IAAF

THERE will be at least one final in all of the morning sessions during the track and field programme at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016, the IAAF announced yesterday.

After earlier announcing a return to the format that was last used at the 1988 Games in Seoul, South Korea, it was confirmed yesterday with the publishing of the track and field schedule for the Games that will be held August 12-21 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

“All five road events — the two marathons and the three race walk events — will be held in the morning sessions, although both 20km race walks will be in the early afternoon,” the release from the IAAF said.

“Other morning finals include the women’s 10,000m, men’s and women’s 3000m steeplechase, men’s 400m hurdles, men’s triple jump, men’s and women’s discus, and the women’s hammer.”

The rationale for the change was “having finals in the morning will also ensure that we receive maximum visibility for athletics at the Olympic Games across all time zones”, IAAF competitions director Paul Hardy was quoted as saying.

“Staging finals in the morning was done at the request of the Rio 2016 Organising Committee and the Olympic Broadcasting Service, supported by the International Olympic Committee,” Hardy’s quote went on.

– Paul Reid

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Business House Football finals on today

Defending champion Petrojam will go for a record fourth straight Division One football title when they meet arch-rivals Scotiabank Group in the final of the 2013 Western Sports-sponsored KSA Business House Football Competition today at Emmett Park, St George’s College at 3:30 pm.

In the Division Two final at 1:30 pm, first-time entrant Metrodade Protection and Security will meet Jamaica Fire Brigade. Petrojam, who are undefeated in all competitions since 2011, are favourites to get the better of Scotiabank again, as both teams met in last year’s final when Petrojam came out victorious in a penalty shoot-out.When both teams met in the preliminary round last month, Scotiabank led 2-0, but Petrojam rallied to tie the match 2-2 and should have won it in the dying minutes.Coach Ainsworth Ennis is very confident of victory after they defeated Wisynco 4-0 in the semi-final and he will be looking to Damian Campbell, captain Jothan Watson, new Arnett Gardens National Premier League players Kimarlee Brissett, Jarron Richards, formerly of Harbour View, Fabian Reid, Robert Williams, from Tivoli Gardens, Ricardo Munroe, Aphas Bernard, and Andrew Christie of Portmore United, to ensure that they carry home the title.Coach of Scotiabank Neville ‘Bertis’ Bell is also oozing confidence that his team can go all the way this season. They defeated Jamaica Customs 2-0 in their semi-final last Sunday and he is expecting his team to come out victorious. He will be looking to the Tivoli Gardens National Premier League trio of captain Damion Gordon, Ranike Anderson, and Jamoy Sibbles, as well as goalkeeper Damion Crooks, who plays for Humble Lion, Rivoli United’s new signing Raymond Williamson, Donovan Hibbert, Richard West, Dravian Williams, and Anthony Greenland for victory.In the Division Two final, the undefeated Metrodade Protection and Security are overwhelming favourites to get the better of Jamaica Fire Brigade again, as they defeated them 4-0 in their only meeting in July. The Calvert Fitzgerald-coached Metrodade team, which consists of mostly Rivoli United National Premier League players, will be looking to Paul Francis, Kemar Bedford, Corey Burke, Liston James, Jermaine Henry, Kemar Smith, and goalkeeper Shannon Bartley to lift their first Business House title.Their only loss for the season was in the Knockout final against Petrojam two week ago. They have won nine league matches and drew only two.Morris Todd, the coach of Jamaica Fire Brigade, knows that his players will have their hands full in defeating Metrodade, but he thinks that his team can defeat them, as when they played earlier in the season, four of his top players were missing. He will rely on Gue Daley, who will be playing for August Town in this season’s National Premier League, Richard Miller, Kevin Henzil, Vincent Barnes, Leroy Orr, Venton Flectleton, and Esdars Tinglin for their first tile, after playing in the competition for four years.Damion Gordon (left) of Scotiabank gets ready to tackle David Stultz of Petrojam during an earlier game. (PHOTO: JOYCE FLETCHER)

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Jamaica in 4 finals at Caribbean Junior Squash Champs

Sport

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

JAMAICA’S Junior squash players have made it to four of the eight finals being contested at the Caribbean Area Squash Association’s (CASA) Junior Championships now under way in Trinidad and Tobago.All Jamaica Under-13 champion Mia Mahfood, Under-15 contender Jonathan Walker, team captain Ashante Smith and local squash star Alyssa Mullings will all play for the top prize in their various age groups today.Reigning All Jamaica Under-15 champion Alyssa Mullings sailed into the final following easy wins in the quarters and the semi-finals. The defending Under-15 Caribbean champion made short work of her quarter-final round opponent Olivia Lindsay, beating the Bermudian, 11/1, 11/4, 11/3, and then dispatching Alexandria Yearwood of Trinidad in the semi-finals 11/2, 11/5, 11/2.The win brings the 14-year-old Mullings one step closer to completing a personal hat-trick, as she seeks to retain her regional crown, having already taken the All Jamaica Junior and Senior titles this year. Mullings will face Barbadian Amanda Haywood in the final today.Mahfood beat Makeeda Harding of Guyana 11/4, 11/7, 11/9 in the quarters and then dismissed Charlotte Toogood of Bermuda 11/6, 11/6, 11/2 in the semi-finals. The 11-year-old will now face Barbadian, Megan Best as she goes for her first regional title.Similarly, Walker fought off Shermane Griffiths in the quarter-finals, beating the Barbadian 12/14, 12/10, 11/7, 11/2, and then beat Dylan Pratt of Bermuda 11/6, 11/3, 11/7 in the semi-finals. The Jamaican will go head-to-head with Ben Mendecki of Guyana for the Under-15 Championship.Team captain Ashante Smith was also in top form, easily dismissing Zaki Williams of Barbados 11-3, 11-2, 11-2 to book a spot in semi-finals where he promptly dismissed Guyana’s JC Jeffrey 11/4, 9/11, 11/6, 11/1. Smith will do battle against Mandela Patrick of Trinidad and Tobago today.The Championships end on July 28.

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Cuba advance to Gold Cup quarter finals

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013 | 8:21 AM

CONNECTICUT (CMC) — Caribbean champions, Cuba, advanced to the quarter finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup after a hat-trick from Ariel Martinez and a dramatic stoppage-time goal from Jeniel Marquez Molina lifted them to a 4-0 victory over Belize in their final Group C game on Tuesday night.The Cubans needed to score four goals to surpass Martinique as the second ranked third place team.They did so in the final moments of the match, three minutes into added time, clinching their second quarterfinals berth.Liban Perez headed a cross from the right wing to Marquez Molina, who gently guided a right-footed shot into the net.Cuba took a 1-0 lead in the 38th minute after Martinez made a diagonal run along the 18-yard box before hammering a shot from 22 metres inside the far post.The 27-year-old forward added his second in the 63rd minute, finishing a long run with a blast from eight metres to give Cuba a 2-0 lead.Martinez netted his third in the 84th minute, taking a pass from Alberto Gomez and slotting it past Belizean goalkeeper Woodrow West.Cuba will meet Panama on Saturday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.Meanwhile five minutes after coming on a substitute, Brek Shea scored his first career goal to lead the United States to a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica also at Rentschler Field on Tuesday.The US which extended its winning streak in all competitions to a record eight games, captured the group title and will face El Salvador in the opener of Sunday’s quarterfinal doubleheader at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

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Cuba advance to Gold Cup quarter finals

Cuba advance to Gold Cup quarter finals

CONNECTICUT (CMC) — Caribbean champions, Cuba, advanced to the quarter finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup after a hat-trick from Ariel Martinez and a dramatic stoppage-time goal from Jeniel Marquez Molina lifted them to a 4-0 victory over Belize in their final Group C game on Tuesday night.

The Cubans needed to score four goals to surpass Martinique as the second ranked third place team.They did so in the final moments of the match, three minutes into added time, clinching their second quarterfinals berth.Liban Perez headed a cross from the right wing to Marquez Molina, who gently guided a right-footed shot into the net.Cuba took a 1-0 lead in the 38th minute after Martinez made a diagonal run along the 18-yard box before hammering a shot from 22 metres inside the far post.The 27-year-old forward added his second in the 63rd minute, finishing a long run with a blast from eight metres to give Cuba a 2-0 lead.Martinez netted his third in the 84th minute, taking a pass from Alberto Gomez and slotting it past Belizean goalkeeper Woodrow West.Cuba will meet Panama on Saturday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.Meanwhile five minutes after coming on a substitute, Brek Shea scored his first career goal to lead the United States to a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica also at Rentschler Field on Tuesday.The US which extended its winning streak in all competitions to a record eight games, captured the group title and will face El Salvador in the opener of Sunday’s quarterfinal doubleheader at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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