| Beijing Olympic Games upsets were planned by the | | | | Jamaican inner city communities. In both of her |
| Jamaican track team long before they set foot in | | | | television interviews after the running of the 100-meter |
| Beijing, China. Jamaica tasted the sweetness of its first | | | | Olympics sprint, Shelly-Ann Fraser's mother exhorted |
| women's Olympic Gold courtesy of Veronica | | | | Jamaican parents to 'take care of the children, they |
| Campbell-Brown at the Sydney Olympics, 2004. The | | | | are the future'. |
| 2008 Beijing Olympics marked the time to take that | | | | Shelly-Ann's Waterhouse community and Jamaicans |
| first women's gold accomplishment further. | | | | both in Jamaica and the entire world tuned in to watch |
| Shelly-Ann Fraser always wanted to run. Her mother | | | | the 100-meter Beijing Olympic sprint . Usain Bolt's |
| shared in a television program a key point that perhaps | | | | 100-meter win had already made Jamaica the home |
| marked the beginning of her passionate focus on | | | | of the 'fastest man on Earth'. Jamaica's expectations |
| running professionally. It was while she was at primary | | | | for winning the 'fastest woman on Earth' title raged |
| school. She was all set to run a race but did not hear | | | | high. |
| the whistle blow so was the last person out of the | | | | We were not to be disappointed! Shelly-Ann Fraser's |
| starting blocks and came dead last. | | | | Gold 100-meter run clocked 10.78. Sherone Simpson |
| Crying and upset her mother reminded her that she | | | | and Kerron Stewart tied with 10.98. |
| could achieve anything she set her mind to with God's | | | | This is the first time that a Jamaican woman won the |
| help and that she should just continue working hard to | | | | 100m women's sprint and the first time in the history of |
| achieve her dreams. | | | | the Olympic Games that there has been a Silver-tie in |
| Shelly-Ann and her mom are regular church goers and | | | | this event. It is also the first time that one country has |
| Shelly-Ann had her entire church congregation rooting | | | | swept the 'fastest woman in the world' event 1-2-2! |
| for her. They live in Waterhouse, one of Jamaica's | | | | Congratulations to Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sherone |
| most challenging, politically divided, inner city ghetto | | | | Simpson and Kerron Stewart! All Jamaica and |
| communities. | | | | Jamaicans around the world, including myself, are |
| In fact, two of the three Jamaican finalists hail from | | | | PROUD of you! |