KINGSTON, Jamaica, (CMC) – Jamaica’s Minister of Sports Olivia Grange has revealed that the track at the National Stadium has finally been certified by World Athletics, nearly a year after it was resurfaced.
The black, green and gold track was completed in March 2025, but questions lingered as to whether times recorded would be recognised by the world governing body in the absence of certification.
However, speaking during her contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Grange disclosed that World Athletics had given its approval.
“I now have the duty to quote from a correspondence which we recently received from World Athletics. The message included some technical language, but I will just read the sentence that we are all waiting to hear – ‘all synthetic surface field test measurements comply with World Athletics requirements’,” Grange said.
“This means that the National Stadium track, the beautiful and unique black, gold and green track, is certified. The Class One facility certification means that the record setting times that can now be run on our modern track will be fully recognised.”