Jamaica, a tiny island that is hardly noticeable on a map has forged ahead again in another area of athletics. Dominating track and field is not enough to show that Jamaicans are talented and can undertake anything with hard work and dedication. No one would have expected a Jamaican Bobsled team to qualify to participate in a Winter Olympics since Jamaica has a tropical climate year round. Olympian Alia Atkinson, a fierce swimming contender, has been winning medals by out-swimming well known competitors from developed countries. Now, for the 2016 Olympics in Rio, three gymnasts will represent the small nation. This is another first for a small Caribbean nation. As they say in Jamaica - "Wi lickle but wi tallawah"! Read the gymnasts' stories below.
http://www.gymnastike.org/coverage/252027-2015-Gymnastics-News/article/32183-Three-Jamaican-Gymnasts-Aim-To-Make-History-At-The-Rio-Olympics#.VivYoH6rTIU
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