If you were up early in the morning you saw our very own “likkle but talawah” taekwondo athlete perform some technically sound and sharp kicks and routines against the giant in comparison to himself Liu Xiaobo of China. If you haven’t realized Kenneth “KenMan” Edwards is Jamaica’s first Taekwondo athlete to call himself an Olympian representing Jamaica at the games. Kenneth and his coach Alvin Bernard have journeyed for years using his unyielding and determined work ethic tied up with unwavering faith to push him through doubting times, tons of adversity, blood, sweat and tears to get to this point. His last words before the competition to his fans were: “It’s still yet a number of hours before the start of the biggest moment of my life to date. That same moment which all the hard work, the sacrifices and the blood, sweat and tears; fueled by moments of pain, disappointment, glory and victories, the amazing spirit of you my friends and loved ones who have been there at any point of this epic journey.. I salute you!! Tomorrow I go hard tomorrow is destiny. Team Kenman!!” Athletes in Taekwondo need strength and stamina as well as […]
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THE FINAL ONE Wow, it’s almost done and what a week it was. From Olympic Countdown to Olympic Coverage, who would have thought it would be over so quickly? This Olympic Championship may not be as successful as Beijing, I enjoyed it. My momma always say you can’t win it all. Besides, everybody loves a come back story. There are lessons to be learned from these Olympics. More on that later. THE LAST HURRAH Less you forget it was the men’s 4×400 that would close all Olympic Games and World Championships. All that changed because of one USAIN BOLT. The people dem (in my airport accent) wanted the showman to close the show. Psst. Uunu can change it back to the penultimate day because since carl lewis (common letter were deliberate) L.O.L. a draw Bolt out and since Bolt naah go no weh, I guess he will add 4×400 next year to his medals tally. So carl since you don’t consider him a legend then he will stick around for a while longer so you can continue to talk. HEAVY IS THE HEAD WHO WEARS THE CROWN Is Jamaica under pressure? Will the U.S.A. finally be able to […]
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Top of the morning to you from our studio here in Gypsy Hill. Here’s the 200 meters as I saw it and how you shoulda dida see it. MEN’S 200M POST COMMENTARY After yesterday morning’s disappointment with the men’s 4×400. By God, we needed something to smile about. We needed the sweep a.k.a. the UMBRELLA. The quinella was not good enough. Mi did lend out mi broom but mi have mop and swiffer as back up just in case. Geenie Floor polish self shine was standing by also. [hr] USAIN BOLT I became a Usain Bolt addict at World Juniors 2002 in Kingston. Here’s the cliff note version. Jamaica was hosting the World Junior Championship and 3 days before the close of the championships we were gold medal less. In 2000, at the previous championship in Santiago, Chile we mined 3 gold medals and here we were hosting the championship with no clear star just one bag a supporting players. The gun went off for the women’s 200 meters and Anneisha McLaughlin lead from gun to tape. We had a gold or so we though. She pipped on the line by the British athlete. We were disappointed. […]
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Here are a few of the photographs captured by Bolt, showing fellow Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake joking around, a sea of fans cheering him on, and a wall of photographers trying to capture the moment for their organizations:
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Women’s 4x400M Relay – 2:10PM ET / 1:10PM JA Time Men’s 4x100M Relay Heats – 2:45PM ET /1:45PM JA Time Women’s 4x100M Relay Final – 3:40PM ET /2:40PM JA Time
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Thousands of Jamaicans celebrated a historic 1-2-3 in the men’s 200m finals in the London Olympics in Half Way Tree. Usain Bolt won the final in a time of 19.32, with Yohan Blake second in 19.44 and Warren Weir third in a time of 19.82.
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MEN’S 200 FINAL The race for Bronze is on. Who will win it? THE BRONZE Warren Weir Christophe Lemaitre Wallace Spearmon Churandy Martina The GOLD and Silver are gone already. It will be Bolt or Blake. The bronze is a wide open affair. Christophe Lemaitre He looked god before the semi. He ran like a novice and held his head while he waited to see if his time would advance him into the finals. Wallace Spearmon He was disqualified in the last Olympics after placing third. He would like to make amends but he doesn’t look smooth. Churandy Martina Aww, this dude is hilarious. He bumped Gatlin when they both beat Asafa in the semis to advance to the finals of the 100 on Sunday night. Oh, how quickly we forget? In a desperate bid to get more medals, the U.S. track association showed footage of Martina stepping on the line several times resulting in his disqualification after placing second. In doing that the officials also realized that Spearmon also stepped on the line and was disqualified. Aii sa, tief never love fi see tief wid long bag. L.O.L. Warren Weir Michael Johnson, I promise I will not […]
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4x400M Relay – 6:35AM ET / 5:35AM JA Time Women’s 4x100M Relay Heats – 3:20PM ET /2:20PM JA Time Start List TBA Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Veronica Campbell-Brown Kerron Stewart Sherone Simpson Schillonie Calvert Samantha Henry-Robinson [hr] Men’s 200M Final – 3:55PM ET /2:55PM JA Time [hr]
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Women’s 800M – 6:50AM ET / 5:50AM JA Time Men’s 110M Hurdles Semi-finals – 2:15PM ET /1:15PM JA Time Men’s 200M Semi-final – 3:10PM ET / 2:10PM JA Time Women’s 400M Hurdles Final – 3:45 PM ET / 2:45PM JA Time Women’s 200M Final – 4:00 PM ET / 3:00PM JA Time Men’s 110M Hurdles Final – 4:15 PM ET / 3:15PM JA Time Start List TBA [hr]
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