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# Jamaican athletes on top of the world for Independence Day
- URL: https://hospitality.pro/jamaican-athletes-on-top-of-the-world-for-independence-day/
- Published: 2012-08-07T17:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-10-11T16:02:42.000Z
- Author: H L
- Tags: Hospitality Industry News, International Olympic Committee, News, Olympic, #wordpress, #Import 2026-04-16 12:15

The Caribbean Island with a population of less than 3 million has already won gold in the men?s and women?s 100m finals after Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran to victory at the weekend. 

Sprinter Asafa Powell greeted his nation with the most heartfelt of messages: ?1? 

Discus thrower Jason Morgan joined in the celebrations to tweet: ?1,? adding: ?1?

Having defended the first of his three Olympic titles, Usain Bolt arose in the best of spirits to find he had totalled an astonishing 1 million followers on Twitter. He greeted his fans with a cheery 1 of himself, adding: ?1.? 

Bolt stood alongside silver medal-winning compatriot Yohan Blake in yesterday?s medal ceremony, but only after some last-minute grooming. The Olympic champion was 1 earlier in the day receiving a sharp haircut from team Jamaica?s resident barber, decathlete Maurice Smith. 

With the men?s and women?s 200m and 4x100m final still to come, Smith may have a few more haircuts to give before the week is out. 

You can follow these and other Olympic athletes in the Official 1\. Check it out!