Mar 30, 2025

In pictures: Emotions run high at Champs

From the thrill of victory to the agony of disappointment, the athletes of the 2025 Boys and Girls Athletics Championships have given us a treasure trove of reactions. Jamaica Observer photographers Garfield Robinson and Naphtali Junior captured some of those moments at the five-day spectacle. Check out the slider below. ...

From the thrill of victory to the agony of disappointment, the athletes of the 2025 Boys and Girls Athletics Championships have given us a treasure trove of reactions.

Jamaica Observer photographers Garfield Robinson and Naphtali Junior captured some of those moments at the five-day spectacle. Check out the slider below.

Adalia Simpson of Holmwood reacts after winning the Girls’ Class Four 100m final at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)

Anastasia Richards of St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) celebrate with her gold medal after winning the girls’ Class Four long jump at the 115th ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)

Edwin Allen High's Aneka Lowe (left) and Romeann Gray celebrate their 1-2 finish in the Girls’ Class Three 800m final at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)

Gary Card of Wolmer's Boys reacts after winning gold in the Boys' Class One 100m at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)

Julius Itubu of Kingston College reacts after winning the Boys’ Class Three 1500m final during the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)

Kai Kelly of Jamaica College reacts after winning the Boys’ Class Three 100m final in a record 10.60 during the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)

Sabrina Dockery of Lacovia High reacts after winning the girls’ Class One 100m gold at the 115th ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)

Sanjay Seymore of William Knibb dedicates his victory in the Boys' Class One 200m to his late father at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)

Shamar Shaw of Calabar High celebrates with his gold medal after winning the Boys' Class Three high jump at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)

Twinning: Shamoye and Shamoyea Morris exchange a fist bump during the Class One discus throw at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)

Shania Campbell of St Jago reacts after winning gold in the Boys' Class Three 100m at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)

Thywaine Sterling of William Knibb reacts after winning gold in the Boys' Class Two 1500m at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)

Usain Bernard of Petersfield reacts after winning gold in the Boys' Class Two 200m at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)

Sabrina Dockery of Lacovia High reacts after being disqualified for a false start in the Class One 200m at the Boys and Girls Athletics Championships on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)

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