I’m back to shine some light on the home team. The U.S. Olympic Track team. Yes, the U.S. swept the 4×400m relay Unfortunately most of the pictures and anything surrounding the olympics on the U.S. side is already owned and subject to copyright i.e. you can’t have access to it. I saw the races last night, woooooo the U.S. women, Sanya Richards(who is of Jamaican descent) when she moved into first place right before she crossed the line, I was cheering like I was there. I was so happy to see them win. Then the men just blew that joint away! Breaking a record in the process. The 100m and 4×100m relay are such big events in track and hence the Olympics, with the U.S. not placing in either 4×100m men nor women, then the loss in the 100m on both sides, it seemed like we were having big problems. Not only that, the 200m on both sides…but this was nice to see. In my opinion a good way to head into 2012 Olympics.
As far as preparation for the 2012 London Games….just re-grouping in my opinion. I think the U.S./Jamaica rivarly has been solidified in this Olympics for years and years to come. Especially with so much interaction between the two countries. A lot of Jamaican runners come the to the states, you have runners like Sanya Richards who was a Jamaican citizen and is now running for the U.S. as a U.S. citizen. I don’t see it going away. I know the Jamaicans are going to do what they can to try and stay on top. Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser are 22/21 years old. That’s easily two or three more Olympics we will see them in. Not to mention the new talent coming behind them. The U.S. is just going to have to keep in mind that countries like Jamaica are going to running right on side with us and we’re going to have to in the words of Emeril ‘Kick it up a notch…BAM’ LOL. This has been a good Olympics and I’m looking forward to 2012 on all fronts, B-ball, track, volleyball, soccer so many sports.
