Paris Olympics 2024: High Alert for Jamaican Athletes Issued; Track Stars Demanded of Special Requests

Jamaica boasts of athletes who have posed a serious threat to other nations time and again. On the road to the Paris Olympics 2024, we are reminiscing about athletes like Usain Bolt and Veronica Campbell whose stellar wins still resonate. Even Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, the sprinter of great measure, cemented her name as one of the most sought-after Jamaican in Olympic history. 2024, a fresh year and a fresh start, the emerging stars also have decent contention rolled up their sleeves.

Since the Olympics isn’t an annual event, men and women burn the candle at both ends to make it to the Olympic team. Like every pre-Olympic notification, the Jamaican governing body has come up with another opportunity for the athletes to secure a position on the ‘Long List‘.

Paris Olympics ready to welcome Jamaican stars

With just 164 days in hand, the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association is making the most of its time. It has posted a notice on Instagram with the caption, “ALL INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS. To register for the 2024 Paris, Olympics, “LONG LIST” please click the link in our bio and complete. DEADLINE FEBRUARY 20, 2024″. Just 7 days to the target time and the interested ones can still give it a go. If they thought that the chance has slipped and the wait continues, it’s a golden opportunity.

The requirements mentioned in the notice are:

1. Passport sized photographs (no hat or glasses)
2. Copy of Passport Bio page (picture page)
3. Copy of Passport front and back covers (Passport must have expiry date later than February 28, 2025)
4. Copy of last Schengen Visa it issued within the last 5 years

As the Jamaican athletes gird up to snatch titles in this Olympic too, they already take pride in 87 total medals won across all events. The Jamaica Olympic Association came to force in 1936, almost a decade before the nation debuted in the Olympics. Let’s take a look at the most successful domain.

Jamaican track and field

The most popular Jamaican star who people still sing praises of is Usain Bolt. Currently the record holder in Olympics and Worlds in the 100m and 200m, Bolt doesn’t have anybody who matched up to him still. Though Noah Lyles and Erriyon Knighton may have a fair chance of outdoing the virtuoso, it’s going to be a tough call. Other track stars who need mention are Shelly-Ann Fraser, Shericka Williams, Veronica Campbell-Brown, who successfully added to the tally.

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Merlene Ottey, the most iconic personality of Jamaica, had received the appoint of Ambassador at Large by the Government in 1993, after she became the first female athlete to win an Olympic medal from her nation. Making strides in football and netball, the Jamaicans can pose serious rivalry in 2024 as well.

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