There was a time when the ultimate goal for Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson-Herah was to make it on to the winner’s podium at Champs.
These days, the major motivating prize on the horizon for Jamaica’s dashing dynamic duo has become a place (or possibly two) in the world record books.
As the Great Jamaican Women’s Sprint Extravaganza rolls on into the final few weeks of this scorching 2021 season, however, you can’t help but think of the generating force of the Jamaican phenomenon known as ‘Champs’.
The National Boys’ and Girls’ Schools Athletics Championships has to be seen to be believed. It is a Jamaican institution and one of the truly great experiences on the track and field spectrum.
SOURCE: WORLD ATHLETICS