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The beginning of organised athletics in Jamaica (Part 2)
Arnold Bertram, Contributor

By the end of the 19th century, track and field athletics was second only to cricket in its popular appeal as a Jamaican pastime. A major contributing factor to its growing po-pularity was the inclusion of competitive athletic events at com-munity fairs and the institution of sports days in schools islandwide. For the most part, young men were the chief participants, and the 100 yards was the favourite race. The system of handicapping, which was commonplace in Britain, was

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...ews/news4.html

[Karl]

The beginning of organised athletics in Jamaica (Part 1)

The beginning of organised athletics in Jamaica (Part 1)

Published: Friday | February 19, 2010





Arnold Bertram, Contributor


The centenary of Boys' Championships affords us an ideal opportunity to reflect on the road travelled to Jamaica's present internationally acclaimed superpower status in track and field.

Jamaica was a British colony for more than three centuries and, predictably, during this period, Jamai-can social, political and cultural institutions, to a large extent, were developed by importing the practices of the imperial centre. Orga-nised athletics was no exception.


http://www.caribdaily.com/article/25...amaica-part-1/

[Willi]

No,

I am on vacation at the moment and have limited acces to internet. I will do so later on. Thanks.