Grand Prix for Jamaica

Jamaica’s annual Invitational Track and Field Meet could be upgraded to a full IAAF Grand Prix by next year.



Sports Minister Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange told journalists and track and field enthusiasts in Beijing, that high level discussions were taking place to have Jamaica host the region’s first premiere athletics event.



Minister Grange said she believed Jamaica had done well enough in the sport and had accumulated sufficient administrative experience over decades to be able to host such an event.