London 2012

September 4, 2012

Alphanso Cunningham Wins GOLD in the Men’s Javelin Throw

Alphanso Cunningham just won the gold medal in the men’s F52/53 Javelin at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. He threw 21.84 metres – a regional record.

Alphanso said: “This is for Jamaica, land we love”

Coach Sinclair said : Alphanso was superb. He was supreme and his hard work has paid off handsomely”

President Samuda said: “Alphanso did the country proud. It was an authoritative performance from a man accustomed to being at the top of the podium.”

Kerry Lee Ricketts, Massage Therapist, who was with our Olympic team in June and who is doing working with our team at the paralympic games said: This is an inspirational moment. This is a bigger inspiration than the olympic games as they have overcome challenges and have done us all proud. Bravo!”

 

August 18, 2012

‘Biggest Paralympic Games Ever’ Ready & Raring To Go

Less than a week after the 27th Olympics Games closed in a blaze of glory at Olympic Stadium in Stratford here, preparations are revving up for the start of what is being called the “biggest Paralympic Games ever” set to start in just over a week’s time.

Jamaica is one of 160 countries set to send over 4,000 athletes to the Games that will run from August 29 to September 9.

It will be the 14th staging of the event that started in 1948 by Dr Ludwig Guttmann and the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in London, and was known as Stoke Mandeville Games, an event for British World War II veterans with spinal cord injuries to coincide with the opening ceremony of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

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