Track and field sensation Usain Bolt of Jamaica, the defending Olympic and World Champion and world record holder in the 100m and 200m, is set to receive Jamaica's fourth highest national honor; the Order of Jamaica. Additionally he will be appointed ambassador at large with full diplomatic status and will have the country’s main thoroughfare - Highway 2000, renamed
Usain has really been stupendous as he continues to make the world reevaluate what’s humanly possible. He has made his country extremely proud as he continually represents
Jamaica has always had a rich history in track and field with the likes of Arthur Wint, Herb McKenley, Donald Quarry, Merlene Ottey and Grace Jackson-Small to name a few. More recently we have seen Asafa Powell, Veronica Campbell, Kerron Stewart, Melanie Walker, Shelley-Ann Frazer emerged on to be world leaders and beaters in their particular events (again this is only a few of our great athletes). It is important that we as a nation not allow Usain Bolt's performances to over-shadow the other amazing performers that this great country has produced. We need to make all our athletes great or not, feel like they are a part of the greatest track and field nation on earth. So that whenever they get a chance to represent the country in the black, green and gold, they will wear those colors with pride and strive to produce their best performances.
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I agree 100% that the other athletes deserves recognition. Bolt is GREAT, but our other athletes have also done us proud.
Amen to that!
So proud of our athletes. What we build now in many ways guarantees another generation of athletes because of the interest, investment and inspiration generated through Bolt and company.
I definately agree. However, other athletes represented the country and without a shadow of doubt gave 100% effort and is also deserving of recognition and honour. It may not necessarily be on the same level as Usain, whose accomplishments far superceded theirs,but is due just the same. So hats off to the main man better now than when he is no more.
Yow Keion..I agree with you on some points..but we have never seen anything like Usain Bolt..he is like Pele or Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan..once in a lifetime..Jamaica is always recognizing it athletes, and I am sure everyone who has represented Jamaica will be awarded with something... Check out my blog at http://daynesjourney.blogspot.com
yea..Usain really deserves all that he has been given to him though...cant hate on that (wishing it was asafa but aww well...)
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