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London 2012: Usain Bolt and Team Jamaica given ‘royalty treatment’
“That’s him right there,” he called out to his buddies down below.
Indeed, it was. And Blake, too.
Think one of them is going to win the 100 when the training partners line up in London?
“I’d like Tyson Gay to win,” Jackson nonchalantly said. “I just like his attitude. … (but) it’s nice to see (the Jamaicans) here. It’s exciting.”
Team Jamaica are staying within walking distance of the track, in a place that’s under heavy watch. It’s simply to give the athletes their privacy without any interruptions.
That’s why the track isn’t more open to the public. Banners even hang in the places where the shrubs aren’t as thick, pretty much eliminating any sort of viewing.
“If we allowed open access, you’d have thousands trying to pour in,” explained Zena Wooldridge, the director of sport at the university. “They’re a team trying to prepare for the biggest days of their lives. They need to do that in privacy.
