Jamaican Daniel Mayhew will be the first bobsledder to represent Jamaica next week at the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer. It is remarkable that for the first time sitting in a sleigh, the 17-year-old Mayhew less than a year ago. Daniel joins the monobobs that was specially designed for Lillehammer in 2016. Since his first run Mayhew has trained in Switzerland, Austria and Norway, where he also participated in the qualifiers. At the moment he is 22nd in the rankings and that was enough to be allowed to compete in Lillehammer. “I can go to the Youth Olympic Games is unbelievable,” he told the Jamaica Gleaner. “It was such an overwhelming feeling when I knew I was posted after my last run in qualifying.” Bobsleigh and Jamaica is of course synonymous with “Sanka, ya dead? Ya mon”, but Mayhew is not going to join for fun only on the Norwegian ice. “I hope for a medal, maybe even gold,” said the ambitious bobsledder, from the same village as the former world record holder in the 100 meter sprint Asafa Powell. “I have the potential to do it, I just have to listen to […]
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EPISODE 1: Childhood & Hometown Usain Bolt & his family reflect on growing up in laid back Sherwood Content, Jamaica and the making of the man as he embarked on his journey of relentless improvement. With the 2016 Olympics just around the corner, Usain is getting ready for Rio. But the training schedule of this 200m and 100m record holder may surprise you. Usain admits that like most people, he struggles to get out of bed in the morning and start his training schedule. However, he holds himself to the highest standard and is motivated to be an even better runner than the day before. As a hyperactive, sports-obsessed child growing up in Sherwood Content in Jamaica, Usain first tried his hand at cricket. When he discovered sprinting, Usain found the perfect sport to channel his never-ending drive and dedication to excellence. Usain Bolt is committed to improving his performance, step by step. He trains twice a day, six days a week at his home track in Kingston. Usain’s passion isn’t just limited to track and field – he is also a massive fan of Manchester United and the English Premier League. Relentless Series for […]
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Usain Bolt plays coaching to young sprinter in a commercial published Tuesday Feb 9, 2016. The six-time Olympic champion sprinter acted in a one-minute spot for the South African telecommunications company Telkom. In true Bolt style, even the filming of the TV commercial had to be done at high pace. The athlete’s preparations ahead of this year’s Olympic Games remain his primary focus, and filming had to be carefully structured around his punishing training schedule. Filming took place in Bolt’s home base of Kingston, Jamaica, and the team, led by Telkom’s agency DDB, was given just three hours to complete the shoot. Bolt’s management worked closely with Telkom and DDB to ensure the developed concept would resonate with the superstar athlete. The storyline, which sees Bolt training and developing a young athlete, certainly achieved this. Telkom used cinema-style technology to produce the advert – which features a toddler track star in training – while keeping a realistic look and feel. As children have proportionately bigger heads, feet, hands and knees compared to adults, fat suit technology was used to allow an adult athlete to be filmed in the sporting sequences. This allowed seamless filming while maintaining the correct […]
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