--- title: "Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shericka Jackson, Oblique Seville compete at 2026 Jamaican Championships in Kingston's National Stadium; doubles as Jamaica’s Commonwealth Games trials" sdDatePublished: "2026-06-16T13:42:00Z" source: "https://www.olympics.com/en/news/athletics-how-to-watch-elaine-thompson-herah-shericka-jackson-oblique-seville-a2026-jamaican-championships" topics: - name: "sport" identifier: "medtop:15000000" - name: "sport event" identifier: "medtop:20001108" - name: "athletics" identifier: "medtop:20000827" locations: - "Kingston" - "Texas" - "Jamaica" --- Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shericka Jackson, Oblique Seville compete at 2026 Jamaican Championships in Kingston's National Stadium; doubles as Jamaica’s Commonwealth Games trials Athletics: How to watch Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shericka Jackson, Oblique Seville live at 2026 Jamaican Championships Athletics: How to watch Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shericka Jackson, Oblique Seville live at 2026 Jamaican Championships Find out everything you need to look out for in Kingston from 18-21 June at the National Stadium and how to follow the action. The best of Jamaica’s athletics talent will converge on the National Stadium in Kingston from 18–21 June, with national titles on the line. World-class sprinting is once again expected to take centre stage, led by Olympic champions Shericka Jackson and Elaine Thompson‑Herah in the women’s events, while reigning world 100m champion Oblique Seville headlines the men’s field. Find out everything you need to look out for in Kingston, the full schedule and how to follow the action. Oblique Seville on his big aspirations, silencing doubters, and drawing inner strength from his dad Elaine Thompson-Hera: One sprint to rule them all | Wait For It Tokyo 2020 How Elaine Thompson-Hera became the undisputed sprinting queen and the first woman to win the 100-200m double gold at consecutive Olympics. Athletes to watch at 2026 Jamaican Championships Competing on home soil always carries extra meaning for Seville, who returns to the National Stadium aiming to build on his impressive early-season form. Just over a fortnight after clocking a commanding 9.96 seconds on the same track, he followed up with a season’s best 9.91 at the Lone Star Grand Prix in Texas. The reigning world 100m champion headlines the opening day of the championships on Thursday, 18 June, where he will be joined by Ackeem Blake , fresh off his world record run with Jamaica’s mixed 4x100m relay team. Jackson, a five-time Olympic medallist, comes into the women’s 100m in strong early-season form after winning her opening two Diamond League races. She lines up in a high-quality field that includes reigning champion Tina Clayton , alongside her world champion 4x100m relay teammates at the World Athletics Relays – Thompson-Herah, Lavanya Williams and Jodean Williams. The women’s 100m heat is also scheduled for 18 June. The semi-finals and final for the men and women’s dash will be raced a day later, to allow the stars room to focus on the half lap which begins with the preliminaries on Saturday, 20 June. Ashanti Moore returns to the National Stadium as the defending women’s 200m champion, while last year’s men’s winner, 22-year-old Bryan Levell , is expected to miss the championships through injury. Olympic and world 100m silver medallist Kishane Thompson is also sidelined, ruling him out of the meet, which doubles as Jamaica’s trials for the Commonwealth Games which are set for 23 July to 2 August. Tokyo 2020 Olympic 110m hurdles champion Hansle Parchment, and the world U20 champion over the women’s 100m hurdles Ackera Nugent will line up in their respective events. Rushell Clayton, the double world bronze medallist leads the women’s 400m hurdles field. 2026 Jamaican Championships: Full schedule All local timings (GMT -5) Day 1 – Thursday 18 June 09:00 – Men 100m (Prelims) 14:00 – Women 800m (Prelims) 14:15 – Men 800m (Prelims) 15:02 – Women Long Jump 16:10 – Men 400m Hurdles (Prelims) 17:10 – Women High Jump 17:50 – Women 100m (Prelims) 18:10 – Men 100m (Prelims) 18:40 – Women 400m (Prelims) 19:00 – Men 400m (Prelims) Day 2 – Friday 19 June 09:35 – Men 110m Hurdles (Decathlon) 11:02 – Men Discus (Decathlon) 15:00 – Men Pole Vault (Decathlon) 17:40 – Women 400m (Semis) 17:50 – Men 400m (Semis) 17:57 – Men Javelin Throw (Decathlon) 19:10 – Women 100m (Semis) 19:25 – Men 100m (Semis) 20:20 – Men 100m (International) 20:53 – Women 100m (Final) 21:00 – Men 100m (Final) Day 3 – Saturday 20 June 09:48 – Women 100m Hurdles (Heptathlon) 10:30 – Men 200m (Prelims) 11:15 – Women High Jump (Heptathlon) 14:25 – Women Shot Put (Heptathlon) 15:10 – Women Triple Jump 15:32 – Men Pole Vault 15:55 – Women Shot Put 16:35 – Women 200m (Prelims) 16:45 – Men Long Jump 16:50 – Men 200m (Semis) 16:58 – Women 200m (Heptathlon) 17:40 – Women 100m Hurdles (Prelims) 18:30 – Men 110m Hurdles (Prelims) 18:45 – Women 800m (Final) 18:50 – Men 800m (Final) 19:00 – Men 400m Hurdles (Final) Day 4 – Sunday 21 June 10:01 – Women Hammer Throw 11:00 – Men Hammer Throw 11:15 – Women Long Jump (Heptathlon) 16:00 – Men TripleDay 4 – Sunday 21 June 16:00 – Men Triple Jump 16:02 – Women Javelin Throw (Heptathlon) 16:56 – Men Javelin Throw 17:03 – Men Shot Put 17:40 – Women 800m (Heptathlon) 17:55 – Women 400m (Final) 18:05 – Men 400m (Final) 18:08 – Men High Jump 18:30 – Women Javelin Throw 18:35 – Women 100m Hurdles (Final) 18:55 – Men 110m Hurdles (Final) 20:10 – Women 200m (Final) 20:20 – Men 200m (Final) 20:30 – Women 400m Hurdles How to watch the 2026 Jamaican Championships Track and field fans in the Caribbean island will be able to watch live action from their national athletics championships in free-to-air broadcasts from Television Jamaica. Viewers from around the world can follow the action live via Pay Per View on 1Spot Media .