The Jamaica Karate Federation appreciates the support of the Sports Development Foundation. The generous contribution will be applied to our federation's 2022 World Karate Federation Membership fees. This enables our athletes to maintain their eligibility to participate in international events and pursue long term goals such as the Pan-American Games and the Youth Olympic Games.

Karate is still being classified as a minor sport and does not get the kudos or hype that the more popular sports such as football, track and field, netball do. But two organizations that continue to give great support to karate in Jamaica are the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) and the Sports Development Foundation (SDF).

These two bodies have been extremely supportive of our Karate teams in their endeavour for advanced training and participation in overseas qualification tournaments.

These teams have achieved much success and it wouldn't have been possible without the JOA and the SDF.

Nuff respect and gratitude to both.

Thank you for your support of King of the Ring 2023 - Throws-Only Meet. It was an incredible experience to witness athletes from across the island show off their strength and agility as they threw themselves into the competition with tenacity and fervor. All competitors displayed a sense of sportsmanship that made for an inspiring atmosphere, full of camaraderie and passionate support. The rings of Excelsior remain a happy hunting ground for Jamaica’s discus throwers.

On February 11th at the 18th staging of the King of the Ring Traves Smikle threw the world lead of 68.14m in the men's discus, finishing second in the event was World Championship silver medalist Fedrick Dacres with a season’s best of 66.32m with Olympic finalist Chad Wright 3rd also with a season’s best of 59.74m. The meet was highlighted by some sterling performances. With over 600 entries, King of the Ring is undoubtedly the largest ‘Throws Only’ meet in the Caribbean and possibly the world. It was largely supported by most of the throws fraternity in Jamaica and continues to be an incubator for the next generation of Jamaican throwers.

We are grateful for your products and promotions which helped make this event possible and we look forward to continuing our fruitful partnership in the future.