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Olympic icon Usain Bolt damned the US college system being beneficial to Jamaican athletes. He gave his reasons, but they can be debatable considering NCAAs also has its benefits through the years.
Track legend Usain Bolt believes the US collegiate system is not beneficial to athletes, particularly Jamaicans who have gone through the process over the years.
On the Ready Set Go podcast hosted by Bahamian track icon Rodney Green and Justin Gatlin, Bolt gave his honest opinion on the NCAA and athletes who choose to go through the route before turning professional.
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"I don't think the college system was good for Jamaicans. If you watch a lot of all these athletes that went through college, they turned pro and it wasn't the same," said the eight-time Olympic gold medallist.
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18:35 - 18.03.2025
Usain Bolt donates $2,000,000 to former high school for CHAMPS
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Buttressing his point, Bolt gave an exception to fellow Jamaican sprint legend Veronica Campbell-Brown who went through the system and was still successful at professional and international levels.
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"Veronica made it out because Veronica got a contract from Adidas while she was in college. So she could pick and choose where she was going to compete.
"But when you have a scholarship you just have to go run all the time. And from what I heard, I don't know, it's that there's a lot of different levels that you have to run every weekend...So you run your body so hard and then you try to go into the championship now," with Green cutting in and supporting his statement, he added: "In college, if you're a sprinter, you have to be prepared to run the 100, 200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m, that's going to be your resume almost every weekend."
Despite Bolt's stance, several Jamaican athletes have gone through the US collegiate system and have transitioned to professional level successfully.
One of them is Ackera Nugent, who graduated from the University of Arkansas and won the Diamond League 100mH event last season. She broke the 100mH National Record, and won 60mH bronze medal at the just concluded World Indoor Championships in Beijing, thus becoming the first Jamaican hurdler in 28 years to achieve such a feat. She attained these milestones in her first season after college.
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17:56 - 23.03.2025
Nanjing 2025: Resilient Ackera Nugent powers to Jamaica's first 60mH medal in 28 years
Following near disaster in the semifinals, Jamaica's 100mH record holder Ackera Nugent returned to clock a SB 7.74s to take bronze in the World Indoor Championships 60m hurdles final. She ended a 28-year-ol drought for Jamaica in the event.
While Bolt's point is valid, it's worth noting that the NCAA has various benefits outside of offering scholarships. Athletes getting degrees helps secure their future even when running professional track doesn't bring the money.
Though it's true some can go pro from high school and succeed while staying in Jamaica, that path may not work for everyone. As there are two sides to a coin, so can there be two truths in a story
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