Page 4 of the Barbados Advocate ( October 9 2009) carries an article by the PM of Barbados where he states that Olympic bronze medalist Obadele Thompson is willing to assist World Champion Ryan Brathwaite in his build-up to London 2012.
What is interesting with this is that when Thompson ( the athlete) was in his prime and globally ranked it was like talking to Nelson's ( the statue in Trafalgar Square) wife. There were numerous times when he would return to Barbados and couldn't make time to talk to any athlete from his club of which Ryan was a member. Hmmmm!!!
Fast forward to his bronze medal performance and after. Where has he been all this time when athletes in Barbados wanted his type of mentoring as it relates to the international circuit? Where was he when the same Ryan Brathwaite was getting recognised as a teenager after Osaka 2007 or Beijing 2008 ??
I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to listen to what Oba will say. Or will it?
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