Dear Editor,
The most compelling reality of today's Jamaica is the abysmal sinking of the Jamaican track and field dream and "Brand Jamaica".
Now is the time to stand up and be counted for being patriotic to the cause of our people. This we will do and generate a renewed drive to prolong our well-oiled engine of upward mobility of our athletes.
We must be resilient in adversity and strong and true to the cause of all well-thinking members of the human race who believe in fair play and honesty.
We have nothing to be ashamed of; we know the calibre of persons we have in sports, and we trust in their talents and abilities. We know the type of competitive instincts we possess and the hard work and dedication to create a vibrant image to the wider world. They don't have to cheat to have an impact on world athletics.
Our founding fathers have paved a glorious path for us to acquire a very firm structure in track and field. We have to protect our great ingenuity and show the world that we have brilliant athletes who are not dependent on drugs to perform well on the world stage.
Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson are the latest high-profile athletes to 'falter' on a drug surveillance programme. I am confident in the integrity and hard-working culture of our society, especially our athletes, and the adverse analytical findings will soon be explained in our favour. I know they will be exonerated from blame and once again uplift the good name of Jamaica.
Paris Taylor
Greater Portmore
St Catherine
paristaylor82@hotmail.com
Be resilient amid adversity, athletes
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The most compelling reality of today's Jamaica is the abysmal sinking of the Jamaican track and field dream and "Brand Jamaica".
Now is the time to stand up and be counted for being patriotic to the cause of our people. This we will do and generate a renewed drive to prolong our well-oiled engine of upward mobility of our athletes.
We must be resilient in adversity and strong and true to the cause of all well-thinking members of the human race who believe in fair play and honesty.
We have nothing to be ashamed of; we know the calibre of persons we have in sports, and we trust in their talents and abilities. We know the type of competitive instincts we possess and the hard work and dedication to create a vibrant image to the wider world. They don't have to cheat to have an impact on world athletics.
Our founding fathers have paved a glorious path for us to acquire a very firm structure in track and field. We have to protect our great ingenuity and show the world that we have brilliant athletes who are not dependent on drugs to perform well on the world stage.
Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson are the latest high-profile athletes to 'falter' on a drug surveillance programme. I am confident in the integrity and hard-working culture of our society, especially our athletes, and the adverse analytical findings will soon be explained in our favour. I know they will be exonerated from blame and once again uplift the good name of Jamaica.
Paris Taylor
Greater Portmore
St Catherine
paristaylor82@hotmail.com
Be resilient amid adversity, athletes
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