In a ground-breaking transfer geared toward diversifying Jamaica’s sporting panorama, the Jamaica Olympic Affiliation (JOA) has welcomed Curling Jamaica as its newest member, signaling a brand new period of alternative and development for winter sports activities within the Caribbean nation.
Throughout a press convention held on the JOA Headquarters in Kingston on Monday, President Christopher Samuda expressed enthusiasm for Jamaica’s foray into curling and outlined the federation’s imaginative and prescient for the game’s improvement.
“Our Curling staff shouldn’t be solely ‘sizzling pon di ice’ however ‘it a bun up di ice,’ and my worry is that when the ice melts, a who dem Curling a go blame?” remarked President Samuda.
“However is dem set it abalze! No matter is the sequence of the blame sport, one factor is for positive: our historic ‘ice breaking’ curling staff is in a no-nonsense temper for the subsequent winter video games in Italy in 2026, and the Jamaica Olympic Affiliation is correct there with them on the ice.”
Curling Jamaica’s aspirations for Olympic glory
President Samuda emphasised the JOA’s dedication to supporting Curling Jamaica’s aspirations for Olympic glory and highlighted the significance of diversifying Jamaica’s sporting asset base.
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“The possession of Jamaica’s sporting asset is plural, and the game of curling has a proper to be a component proprietor of the nationwide actual property in sport,” said President Samuda. “As a result of the aim of making a sport trade calls for a multi-faceted funding technique, and diversification of our asset base in sport will promote this.
“The JOA won’t ever place ‘on ice’ the desires and aspirations of any member affiliation,” asserted Samuda. “Curling Jamaica is proving that it has the mettle, the stomach, to take action and, in setting up, they’re, with the JOA, re-engineering winter sports activities to offer them higher capital and worth.”
As Curling Jamaica embarks on its journey to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympic Video games, Samuda urged company Jamaica to rally behind the game and seize the chance to put money into its future success.
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Attempt for excellence on the worldwide stage
“The wait is over now. Jamaica, with His Blessings, should now earn its means in winter sports activities to the rostrum and hoist our flag – the black, gold, and inexperienced normal – there on the very ice the place Angels will tread and Eskimos will acknowledge and yield to our authority and greatness,” declared Samuda.
In closing, he issued a rallying cry to Curling Jamaica, encouraging them to embrace the problem forward and attempt for excellence on the worldwide stage.
“We’re saying to you, Curling Jamaica, ‘bun up di ice’ in making a legacy which is able to encourage generations of gamers and by which others, on ice, shall be judged.”
