Over the past week I have observed a kind of petition being circulated under the tagline #FreeYagga, in various media platforms including social media.
It has been 75 years since Jamaica participated in the Summer Olympic Games held in London England, in 1948, and in this, their debut entry, Jamaican athletes took home a total of 3 Olympic medals.
The sense of nationalism needed around this time was given an immediate boost, with politicians, members of the business community, naysayers, and band-wagonists alike flooding the social media space with plaudits for the team.
The four-day Jamaica National Trials Senior and Junior Athletic Trials held at the island’s National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, ended last Sunday evening.
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