Faculty of Sport
Taking Caribbean Sport to a Higher Level
Be wary of the pitfalls of success
Photo Caption: Jamaica's Solai Washington (centre) celebrates with her teammate after drawing 0-0 with Brazil during the Women's World Cup in Melbourse, Australia. Credit: AP
Nothing invigorates patriotism like war or sports. Since we, in Jamaica, have no desire to engage in war, let us revel in the uncanny ability of this small nation to continuously perform well above our size in sport. What our female athletes treated us to as our 61st Independence Day gift on the football fields and netball courts may only be matched by what can be expected at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest.
Read the full article from Dr. Mansingh in this Sport Pulse column.
