{"id":2878,"date":"2026-10-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/uncategorized\/ja-wins-gold-bronze-robotics-olympics-20261010\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:00:00","slug":"ja-wins-gold-bronze-robotics-olympics-20261010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wolmers.org\/trust\/trust-news\/ja-wins-gold-bronze-robotics-olympics-20261010\/","title":{"rendered":"JA wins gold, bronze at Robotics Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

by Jamaica Gleaner<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 10, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kayleigh Fullerton. Fullerton. Photo – Contributed Jamaica Gleaner, October 10, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u2019s eight-member team won gold and bronze in their respective competitions at the 10th staging of the First Global Robotics Olympics in South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jamaican won the Ustad Ahmad Lahori gold award for innovation in engineering, a major technical award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They shared bronze with Nigeria in engineering documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The competition began Wednesday and ended today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica\u2019s eight-member co-ed delegation includes students, coaches and a chaperone drawn from the American International School of Kingston, Immaculate Conception High School, Knox College, St. Andrew High School for Girls, and Wolmer\u2019s Boys School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donavan Wilson, president of the Union of Jamaica Alumni Associations(UJAA), the US-based non-profit organization that sponsored the team, told The Gleaner he was extremely pleased with the performance of the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI note that we had three girls on the team and one student from a rural area school \u2013 only the fourth time in 10-years we have had a rural area student on the team \u2013 and the team spirit shown by members and the support they offered each other when things got difficult was marvelous to see,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wilson says UJAA continues to work toward providing Jamaican high school students with a unique opportunity to learn, compete and represent their country internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSupport from alumni members connected to the participating schools helps to make this opportunity possible for the team. However, financial support remains a challenge,\u201d he said. The team is made up of the following students and coaches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaina Brown – St. Andrew High School for Girls<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kayleigh Fullerton – Immaculate Conception High School<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emil McCarthy \u2013 Wolmer\u2019s Boys School<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jamoui Miller – Knox College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adia Williams – American International School of Kingston<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Niara Cooper – St. Andrew High School for Girls (Additional Student)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coaches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marc Eaton (Jamaica College)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orville Daley (Jamaica College) – Coach<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chaoperone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dezion Duhaney<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Jamaica Gleaner<\/a>, October 10, 2026. Republished for the Wolmer\u2019s Trust community with attribution.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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