Noel Francis

Noel Francis is without doubt one of the most naturally gifted track & field writers in Jamaica. His passionate, creative, informative and engaging writing style has been recognised and enjoyed worldwide. He started out writing several articles with trackalerts.com in 2013 and his marketability soared with a number of his stories being featured on the US based Track and Field News – The Bible of the Sport. He is now the IAAF correspondent in Jamaica and a regular contributor for the Florida based high school track website Dyestatfl.com. Noel has a first degree in Banking & Finance and works as a Treasury Officer in the financial industry.
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Jamaica earn silver in Women’s 4x400m

Tokyo, Japan - Jamaica, as it did at the previous two World Athletics Championships, earned silver in the women's 4x400m.…

Silver farewell for Fraser-Pryce

Tokyo, Japan - Eighteen (18) years ago, a bright-eyed, promising young sprinter made her debut for Jamaica on anchor in…

Anderson breaks national record, again, in epic 800m final

Tokyo, Japan - Jamaica's Navasky Anderson continued his history-making journey at the Tokyo World Athletics Championship with another outstanding performance.…

Jamaica coast into women’s 4x400m final

Jamaica's women's 4x400m team produced an authoritative performance en route to winning their heat in what was at the time…

Jamaica qualify for women’s 4x100m final

Jamaica will have the opportunity to add to its record of the most relay medals (17) in the women's 4x100m…

Jamaica crash out of men’s 4x100m heats

Jamaica's vaunted 4x100m men's team crashed out in the heats in spectacular fashion on Day eight of the Tokyo World…

Shericka Jackson talks about last year’s disappointment and the journey back

Jamaica's Shericka Jackson was a no-show at the Paris Olympics, which left many of her fans worldwide in despair. Jackson…

#Tokyo25: Bronze Day for Jamaica

Tokyo, Japan - On a pulsating night of track and field, Jamaica collected two bronze medals in the men's and…

Lafond cops silver in Triple Jump

By Noel Francis Tokyo, Japan - Day six was a good day for the Caribbean at the Tokyo World Athletics…

Walcott wins world title, 13 years after Olympic crown

By Noel Francis Tokyo, Japan - Trinidad and Tobago's Keshorn Walcott turned back the clock at the World Athletics Championship…

Feeling down but not out, McDonald plans to give his all in 4x400m relay

By Noel Francis Tokyo, Japan - Jamaica's Rusheen McDonald carried the hopes of a nation in the men's 400m final,…

McLaughlin-Levrone reigns supreme with incredible victory

By Noel Francis Tokyo, Japan - In arguably the greatest 400m final ever seen, American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone proved what many…