Why is Jamaica's sprint so strong?

In Jamaica, you can see that as long as there is decent open space, young people arrange impromptu sprint competitions, because they all dream of becoming "the king of sprint" one day.

Sprint is another business card for Jamaicans in this country with bauxite, sugar and tourism as its industrial pillars. Bolt brought 43 Olympic medals to Jamaica, 42 of which were from track and field, and all of them belonged to sprint events below 400 meters. But Bolt's gold medal is the most coveted by Jamaicans-/kloc-the Olympic gold medal of 0/00 meter trapeze! They once proudly saw that Lindford Christie and donovan bailey won the Olympic gold medal of 100m with 1992 and 1996 respectively, but they were only "descendants of the island countries", representing Britain and Canada at that time.

Jamaica's proud Olympic history can be traced back to 60 years ago, and the root of Bolt's victory can be further explored. There is a tradition in Jamaica that the championship will be held exclusively for the country's top sprinters. This tradition began at 19 10, and eventually evolved into the largest sports event in Jamaica every year. Each event can attract about 2000 sprinters from all over the island, and tickets are sold out early. This kind of activity has inspired many Jamaican children to take part in sprints from the age of five. In Jamaica, you can see that as long as there is a decent open space, young people are arranging impromptu sprint competitions because they all dream of becoming "the king of sprint" one day.

In Jamaica, as long as you leave your name in the history of sprint, the country will also give you considerable honor. Today, Jamaica International Airport is named after Norman Manley, a famous sprinter. Manley's amazing achievements in 100 meters and 200 meters made him perform well in 19 12 Olympic Games, but in the end he chose to study at Oxford University. This time, Bolt will return to Jamaica, and there will definitely be a similar place with his name engraved on it.

Jamaican sprinters have an innate pride: "We have always believed that we can conquer the race. This is a belief, we are small, we are poor, but we are confident. "

Many Jamaicans want to win the championship because they dream of becoming another sprinter in Jamaica. When you look back, you don't know when another athlete who doesn't know his name will emerge in Jamaica and achieve amazing results, so you can't estimate how many world-class sprinters there are in Jamaica. In the past, Jamaica's sprint events have become a good opportunity for many American universities to "headhunters", who will provide generous scholarships to attract talented athletes to the United States. However, at that time, Americans didn't always go home satisfied because they couldn't meet the coach's requirements. Now, talented athletes like Bolt can stay at home with peace of mind, and then go to Europe to participate in top track and field competitions, and easily get more than 1 10,000 dollars a year. Bolt and other top athletes have been calling on Jamaican sprinters to stay in China so as to further improve the level of domestic sprint competition.

Anthony davis, director of the Sports Department of Jamaica Institute of Technology, launched a scholarship program 30 years ago to prevent Jamaica's top sprinters from losing to the United States. Bolt, Powell and other elites have found the grassy track and field and the power room without air conditioning in this university. Now this scholarship program has included 300 sprinters. Davis said: "What we have achieved today is natural, because we planted seeds many years ago, and now it is time to harvest the fruits."

Although the training conditions in Jamaica are not the best, Bolt's coach said that Jamaican sprinters have an innate pride: "We always believe that we can conquer the competition. This is a belief, we are small, we are poor, but we are confident. " It is easy to understand why Jamaican athletes have always maintained a noble state of leading an honest and clean life. Mike Frett, who ranked sixth among the 100 meters trapeze, said, "Jamaica is too small. If you take medicine to improve your grades, you will feel ashamed, because many people will know and laugh at this contemptuous behavior. Everyone knows where you go in Jamaica, and then you are finished. "