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Elaine Thompson-Herah disclosed the key ingredients and culture behind Jamaica as the best sprints nation in the world.
For decades, Jamaica has produced a vital percentage of the world's best generational athletes, in which the world's fastest woman alive Elaine Thompson-Herah has revealed the culture that has kept them through the years.
In an exclusive interview with Athletics Weekly, the reigning double Olympic champion explained what sets them apart in producing the best talents and why the small Caribbean nation is a sprints factory.
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"If you can read that big sign over there it means 'we're small but we're great,' said Thompson-Herah.
"We have many great talented athletes that comes from Jamaica, you know we have Merlene Ottey, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Usain Bolt, everyone who has paved the way for us, and we're paving the way for the younger generation," she continued.
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'My comeback is always bigger and better' - Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah 'fairly' confident ahead of Paris Games
Elaine Thompson-Herah opened up about her injury struggles and goal of making her dreams come true in Paris.
"Yes we're small but we have a talented presence here and we believe in ourselves. We have the support and the love here and we always want to be at the top.
"Also in the Caribbean, we choose to be the best. We're the best of course so we always try to raise that barrier high, keep the flag and the anthem playing. So once one person do it, I think everybody can do it, and we just have that belief in ourselves."
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Thompson-Herah is part of the golden generation of Jamaican athletes that has raised the bar so high and is a worthy role model to the younger athletes.
Alongside Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson, they've won the most Olympic and World Championships medals in record-breaking times in the 100m and 200m, thus now being nicknamed the Big 3.
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Thompson-Herah is glad to be a part of the group and knows she'll leave a legacy when she retires.
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07:21 - 03.05.2024
Sha'Carri Richardson, Ta Lou-Smith, and Julien Alfred set for epic 100m showdown at Prefontaine Classic
Three of the fastest women in history Sha'Carri Richardson, Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith, and Julien Alfred will face off at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League on May 25th.
"It means a lot to me to be a part of history because once I leave the sport, I'll leave a legacy behind for younger boys and girls. If when I'm old, I can read back on a magazine and be able to say, okay I was a part of history and it's a wonderful feeling and I'm just overwhelmed to be a part of it."
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12:02 - 03.05.2024
Usain Bolt's confessions: 5 interesting track revelations by the world's fastest man in history
Athletics biggest star in history Usain Bolt revealed some interesting choices as a track athlete.
The 31-year-old will be gunning to become the first woman ever to complete a three-peat of double sprint titles at the Olympic Games in Paris.
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