August 12, 2026

Show us the certificate! Hinds wants proof National Stadium track is certified

Written byRoger Hasfal

Opposition spokesman on Labour and Sports Wavell Hinds, is calling on the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports the Honourable Olivia Grange to produce the World Athletics certificate she says confirms the National Stadium track, as a class one facility.

Speaking in the House of Representatives during her Sectoral Debate presentation in July, Minister Grange said the upgraded track has received a Class One certification from World Athletics, making it eligible to host top-tier international competitions.

However, Hinds indicated that the recently published World Athletics certification system’s list of certified facilities dated August 7, 2026, does not include Jamaica’s National Stadium among the certified class one facilities.

The official list identifies 116 class one facilities across several countries including the Haseley Crawford stadium in Trinidad