YES!!!!!!! YES!!!!! Thank you Veronica, thank you for lifting the spirits of all Jamaicans. That’s how it is done. I wonder if I was the only person standing in front of the television set with tears streaming down face.
This victory is important in several ways. We have come close multiple times but we have never won a 100m Gold in either the World Championship or Olympic games. What’s more, we have had Jamaican/USA photo finish before but it’s usually the American athlete who’s declared the gold medallist.
All hail Veronica, the true Champion!
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Leon // August 27, 2007 at 10:01 pm
All hail Veronica. Boo Asafa!
bobby // August 27, 2007 at 10:49 pm
AAAAAAAAAaaaaahhhhhhh !!!!! This so much better woud have prefered a frontal pic just like Asafa. But can live with this mmhhmmmm not bad at all…. yeah yeah i know i am pervert
Fiyah // August 27, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Congrats to Veronica! I did not see it live… but read a newswire at work and jumped around the office in joy! Veronica avenged Powell’s defeat. I checked the replays of the race and new she would win it when the other girls did not get far enough away from her at the start… she has the fastest top end speed in the world!
Met her in the airport lines too… she stood in line like a normal person and was so humble. I spoke with her all through the airport and while we waited in between stops. She was not snobbish and seemed genuinely interested in our conversation.
So whats next to win… Usain in the 200?
Gela // August 28, 2007 at 5:25 am
There’s a chance for a medal in the 400m women. Can’t remember her name but she has the fastest time going into the finals.
Just watched the 100m women medal ceremony. Gosh, I can’t get accustomed to hearing our anthem on the world stage. In tears as usual.
Hopefully Usain can get a medal in 200m, he has strong competition, Gay and Spearman.
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The Dutch Pot // August 28, 2007 at 9:40 am
Look out for Novlene in the 400m. The hotel desk called me about the noise. Oh yes - I was BAWLING TOO!
Gela // August 28, 2007 at 10:06 am
Dutchy if dem kick yu out of the hotel, just tell them you’re taking the tv, so you can watch de rest o’ the races. Hehe.
Adrian // August 28, 2007 at 11:11 am
Jamaica stepping on up
Asafa needs to warm bench for a bit.
guyana-gyal // August 28, 2007 at 11:13 am
Gela, I can feeeel them happy vibes on my computer screen! Jamaica’s produced gold in so many other ways too.
jdid // August 28, 2007 at 1:16 pm
respect veronica. that one was real close
mad bull // September 1, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Now , I am no expert on track and field, but how you say we never win gold yet? Donald Quarrie won gold in mens 100M in Olympics, did he not? And Herb McKinley won something too, think it might have been gold…
mad bull // September 1, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Or maybe Quarrie was 200 meters… hmmm…
Gela // September 1, 2007 at 8:04 pm
No man, that is 200m Gold for Quarrie. Herb got silver in Helsinki Olympics but he was part of the 4 x 400 gold medal team at one of the Olympics. The gold always elude us. Merlene and Gail Dever had photo finish, clocking the same time on two occassions and they gave it to Gail. We’re luckier in 200m.
Stunner // September 1, 2007 at 10:33 pm
Congrats to Veronica!!!
Revolution Island // September 4, 2007 at 7:55 am
Asafa has nothing to be ashamed of and deserves credit. Booing him and dissing him at the moment is off the mark. He is a 1st class athelete for Jamaica. Big up Asafa and Veronica.
Dr. D. // September 5, 2007 at 7:37 pm
I agree with RI re booing Asafa. As much as I was disappointed in him not getting the gold, if we were all to boo him, that would do nutten for his morale….remember, being a world class athlete is not only about physical fitness, the mind has much to do with it as well. ‘Low him, I will be looking out for him in the next Olympics.
Veronica shock out!
bobby // September 6, 2007 at 12:37 pm
gela why yuh love that hole so much….. vanish again ….. mind a haffi blog bout yuh ennuh.
You and dat dang hole cho….
scratchie // September 10, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Would you believe that they never showed or mentioned the race while I was in the US. I heard about the win on the Caribbean Roundup news about a week later.
bobby // September 12, 2007 at 9:25 pm
bela in the garden hiding hiding hiding gela in the garden hiding hiding from…. hey hope you ok , we missing you
katcampbell // September 20, 2007 at 11:24 am
Your pride in your country is absolutely inspiring sweet Gela. Where you at?
Melody // September 21, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Hail, Gela. How U doin’ these days?
katcampbell // October 2, 2007 at 11:09 am
I’m worried you’ve been kidnapped or hit by a bus or something. Where ya at?
bassChocolate // October 9, 2007 at 8:46 am
It’s been to long Gela. Where you be???
Just saying hi!
bobby // October 15, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Gela a see yuh commenting but know bloggin is what yuh man ban yuh …hush then so it go
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