Bolt honoured with Order of Jamaica
Sprint star Usain Bolt received the medal of the Order of Jamaica
Monday at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony.
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Usain Bolt receives the Order of Jamaica from Jamaica’s Governor
General Patrick Allen during Jamaica’s annual National Honours
and Awards ceremony in Kingston The Order of Jamaica is
Jamaica’s fourth highest national honour, and at 23 years old,
Bolt is the youngest Jamaican to receive the award. REUTERS |
The sprint star, who holds the Olympic and world titles and world
records in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay, at 22 became the youngest
ever recipient of the order, which was conferred on him at Up Park Camp
in Kingston, the base of the Jamaica Defence Force.
The award is the fourth-highest in Jamaica, and marked an upgrade
from the Order of Distinction he received in 2008 along with fellow
athletes Veronica Campbell and Asafa Powell.
Other recipients of the honor included internationally acclaimed
tribunal judge, doctor Patrick Robinson and University of the West
Indies Principal professor Gordon Shirley.
When Bolt appeared on stage to collect his award, the somewhat
reserved group of invited guests and Jamaica governor general Doctor
Kenneth Allen erupted in a roar of thunderous applause.
KINGSTON, Tuesday, AFP |
