Excerpt from the Jamaica Observer column published Monday, May 17, 2021
By Jean Lowrie-Chin
After a year’s absence, it was like a breath of fresh air to watch our talented athletes take to the National Stadium for the Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/GraceKennedy Girls’ and Boys’ Championships last week. Despite COVID-19 setbacks we saw the brilliance which transfixes US college coaches, who scout for our top athletes at what is the biggest high school athletics championships in the world.
Remember that our athletes do not miraculously arrive flying around the track; they train early and long hours under the watchful guidance of their coaches and the nurturing care of their families. Congratulations to the winners — Jamaica College and Edwin Allen High School.
Champs is the cradle for our world-famous athletes. May they continue to fly our Jamaican flag high. Kudos to all who made this event possible; it was like balm for our pandemic-weary souls.
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