by jpadmin | Nov 20, 2011 | 2011 Para Pan American Games - Guadalajara, Mexico
The once bustling paralympic village of athletic newcomers, aspirants, contenders, defending champions, volunteers, workers, host and delegation officials has fallen somewhat asleep as only a few mingle with smiles, handshakes and embraces reminiscing on life lived...
by jpadmin | Nov 18, 2011 | 2011 Para Pan American Games - Guadalajara, Mexico
At approximately 14:20p.m in Mexico or 15:20p.m local time, a Jamaican, whose given name at birth was Shane Hudson, crossed the finishing line with silver in 49.43 at the Telmex Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico and in so doing he wrote another chapter in the history of...
by jpadmin | Nov 17, 2011 | 2011 Para Pan American Games - Guadalajara, Mexico
Guadalajara, as a cultural and economic centre, enjoys significance in the annals of Mexican history and continues to occupy pride of place in the lives of its people and many of the men and women of that central american country. Equally important for Jamaicans now...
by jpadmin | Nov 16, 2011 | 2011 Para Pan American Games - Guadalajara, Mexico
Tuesday November 15 was another day in the life of our team in Guadalajara and it had mixed emotions. Kevon Reid, yet again gave a spirited performance and narrowly missed out on a medal in the men’s Javelin F 54-56 despite producing a season’s best of...
by jpadmin | Nov 15, 2011 | 2011 Para Pan American Games - Guadalajara, Mexico
A ruthless display of expertise,composure, authority and professionalism accounted for Jamaica’s Alphanso Cunningham’s victory in the men’s F51-53 Discus at the 2011 at Monday’s staging of the Parapan American Games being held in Guadalajara,...
by jpadmin | Nov 11, 2011 | 2011 Para Pan American Games - Guadalajara, Mexico
The now famous Telmex Stadium, home of recent and current athletic competition, was ablazed Saturday night with colours, scintillating light, streaming fireworks to the heavens and emotions as the 2011 Parapan American Games were officially opened by Senor Bernado de...
The Paralympic sport of boccia is on the move after a series of webinars, face to face technical and coaching seminars and athlete training sessions which were conducted by the experienced international senior boccia coach and World Boccia contributor, Peter Hornig, of Jamaican paternal parentage and President of Boccia Jamaica. The Jamaica Paralympic Association (JPA), … Read more
Paralympic“Slam Dunk”with Majesty Gardens Youth Basketballers It was all about the majesty of the mind, heart and soul when the Majesty Gardens youth basketball team was hosted recently by the Jamaica Paralympic Association (JPA) at the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, the venerable birth place of the Paralympic movement in Jamaica. It was the second … Read more
Massage therapist Rushane Sterling says he has been entrusted with one of the most crucial and delicate jobs for Jamaica’s senior netball team, which is to provide therapeutic massages to the Sunshine Girls in preparation for the 2023 Vitality Netball World Cup. The Vitality Netball World Cup will be the 16th staging of the premier competition … Read more
Jamaica Paralympic Association (JPA) president Christopher Samuda is hoping that certified classifiers from the region will be the first step into widening the pool of para-athletes for future major global games. Samuda was speaking at yesterday’s opening day of the Caribbean Para Athletics Classifiers Seminar. The seminar, which is the first time that Jamaica is … Read more
In a demonstration of international comity and solidarity in sport, the Jamaica Olympic Association, JOA, and the Jamaica Paralympic Association, JPA, recently inked a renewal of their historic partnership with the Tottori Prefecture in a virtual signing ceremony. The first of its kind in global sport, the parties expressed continued confidence in their bi-lateral relationship. … Read more