JUAC can put Jamaica on global obstacle sport map, says Cameron

Jamaica is positioning itself to become a serious player in the rapidly developing world of obstacle sport with the island set to host the inaugural Jamaica Ultimate Athlete Challenge (JUAC) in November.

Jamaica Obstacle Sport Federation president Dave Cameron says the JUAC represents a Jamaican-owned sport-tourism property with the potential to attract athletes, visitors and corporate Jamaica while creating a pathway for young athletes into international competition and the Olympic movement.

“This event will bring Jamaican, regional, and international athletes together with selected Jamaican corporate teams. It will demand fitness, speed, endurance, teamwork, coordination, courage, strategy, and resilience. Those are qualities that Jamaica understands very well,” said Cameron at the event’s launch Thursday at the Sports Development Foundation headquarters.