Jamaica competes at the Commonwealth Games and Bolt talks Retirement.

Jamaica’s Netball Team “Sunshine Girls” celebrate their Medal

Jamaica competes at the Commonwealth Games and Bolt talks Retirement in Glasgow Scotland. Out of 35 countries that won medals, Jamaica came in 10th place with twenty-two medals. The 22 medals matched their accomplishment in 2006 in Melbourne.  The medal breakdown are 10 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze in track and field. They won silver and bronze medals in swimming and 1 bronze medal in Netball.

Usain Bolt, Jason Livermore, Kemar Baily-Cole, and Nickel Ashmeade with gold medal.

Glasgow Games

After 261 gold medals in 11 days, Glasgow games is now over. Usain Bolt may have anchored his final leg in the Commonwealth Games according to his announcement. Usain in Lightening form ran the final leg of the 4 X 100m relay. This was only his second outing of the season. Jason Livermore started after Kimmari Roach was injured. He teamed up with Kemar Baily-Cole who won a 100m gold medal and Nickel Ashmeade who won a bronze medal. Together they were able to win gold with a time of 37.58 seconds.

The team was Kerron Stewart, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Schillonie Calvert, and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. They won gold in the 100m champion. Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls Netball Team won bronze against England 52 to England 48. At the end of the match, they were playing one of Bob Marley’s biggest hits “One Love.”.

Jamaica ladies celebrate their victory at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Scotland 2014.

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games was a great success for Jamaica. The country is ready to celebrate its 52nd Independence Anniversary on August 6, 2014. As the celebration continues Usain Bolt floored the world by announcing that he will be retiring in 2017. As stated by Bolt, “I have always said that after Rio I wanted to retire”. They keep saying I should go onto 2017 (World Championship in London)”. I decided that after the 2017 games World Championship in London, I would retire. Usain went on to say, “This training thing is not easy. I am just happy I have done what I wanted to do in this sport.”

We know that Bolt is at the ripe age of 27 and in 2017 he will be 30 years.  Some athletes change their minds about retiring as the time gets closer. If Mr. Usain “Lightening” Bolt decides to hang up his cleats when the time comes. We say “Thank you very much for blessing us with your Presents and much Respect.” Come 2017 as Jamaica’s Comedian Ms Louise Benett would say, “Walk Good”.

Netball Ladies shines after winning medal

Usain Bolt, Prince Harry and Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge at the Commonwealth Games.