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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Who will wear the women’s 200m crown in Rio?

She will have to contend with a new breed of sprinters, Dafne Schippers and Elaine Thompson, gold and silver medallists…

By Noel Francis 4 Min Read

New wave of sprint hurdlers to take Rio by storm

Parchment’s only race since then came at a meeting in Belgium where he won in 13.53 seconds. Now that he…

By Noel Francis 5 Min Read

Will Caster Semenya get trounced in Rio?

Bahamian Shaunae Miller, Americans Allyson Felix and Phyllis Francis were expected to be involved in an epic showdown with the…

By Noel Francis 5 Min Read

A look back at Jamaica’s 2016 World U20 Championships success

The outlook was not too bright after the first two days as things got off to a rather shaky start.…

By Noel Francis 9 Min Read

World Relays Preview – Men’s 4x1500m

Long distance powerhouses such as Kenya and Ethiopia have always had a dilemma when choosing the top two or three…

By Noel Francis 6 Min Read