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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Patrice in a winning mood

Edwin Allen High School is renowned for winning championships and producing champion athletes. Patrice Moody is a shining example of…

By Noel Francis 3 Min Read

Tyreke Wilson – Getting back to his best

Calabar’s Tyreke Wilson has been one of the stars at Champs in recent times. The Portland native’s journey into track…

By Noel Francis 4 Min Read

Kevona Davis – A Jamaican star in the making

Kevona Davis is one of the most promising youth athletes in Jamaica at the moment. So far this season, the…

By Noel Francis 6 Min Read

Rusea’s star ready to conquer rivals

Several quality athletes will be assembled in both events at the National Stadium, however, one man – Ackeen Colley -…

By Noel Francis 6 Min Read

Omar McLeod breaks Jamaica 200m indoor record

Omar McLeod is Jamaica’s new national indoor record holder for the 200m after producing a blistering run of 20.48 seconds…

By Noel Francis 1 Min Read

Sandi Morris – Going back to basics after Millrose Games performance

Only two women have ever cleared 5m outdoors in the pole vault, they are Russia’s Yelena Isinbayeva, the world record-holder,…

By Noel Francis 4 Min Read

McLeod, Miller-Uibo highlight Caribbean performances at Millrose Games

Two athletes, in Jamaican Omar Mcleod and Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo, stood out with impressive victories in their respective events on…

By Noel Francis 6 Min Read

Dalilah Muhammad – Looking to dominate and break records

Dalilah Muhammad is aiming to extend her rich vein of form this season and add the IAAF World championship title…

By Noel Francis 4 Min Read

Omar McLeod – Aiming to stay on top of the world

Omar McLeod: “Last year was my first as a professional and I know I was going up against seasoned professional…

By Noel Francis 5 Min Read

Miller-Uibo, McLeod to ignite Millrose Games

Jamaica's reigning IAAF World Indoor 60m and 110mh Olympic champion, Omar McLeod, and Bahamian superstar, Shaunae Miller-Uibo, who won gold…

By Noel Francis 6 Min Read

Blake, Bailey-Cole set to open at Camperdown Classic

Speaking at Wednesday's (Feb 1) launch at the Jamaica Pegasus, Cynthia Cooke, the meet organiser, outlined a number of mouthwatering…

By Noel Francis 1 Min Read

The hottest race on the planet in 2017

The imminent retirements of the sports poster boys - Usain Bolt & Sir Mo Farah - will hog the spotlight…

By Noel Francis 7 Min Read