Words by Emily Shapiro and Jesse Serwer—





Words by Emily Shapiro and Jesse Serwer—

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Words and Photos by Martei Korley—

The Inter Secondary School Associations’ Boys and Girls Champs, or just ‘Champs,’ the annual Jamaican high school athletics championship which takes place at the national stadium in Kingston, has been held every year since 1910. As the strongest high school athletes island-wide compete in the event, this is where you would discover the next Merlene Ottey or Usain Bolt. Lots of future Olympians here, that’s for sure. You may even bump into a former or current Olympian, too…