Farr ‘honoured’ to be JOA’s Youth Ambassador

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina:

Jeremy Farr did not get to represent Jamaica the way he wanted at the Youth Olympic Games.

However, the track and field athlete, who excelled in academics, has gained an entry pass to the global showcase for outstanding talent in this far away South American country as Jamaica's Youth Ambassador.

"I'm honoured to be selected as a Youth Olympic Ambassador by the Jamaica Olympic Association; I wanted to be here and I'm just honoured that I got the opportunity and I was selected," said Farr.

The Wolmer's Boys athlete who competed in the 400 metres Under-18 field at the National Junior Trials earlier this year, shared what it means to be a Youth Olympic Ambassador.

"As an amateur athlete it's for me to share my experiences, give my opinions, give my views about track and field and sports in general and see how best I can add to discussions in a panel setting and just to learn what everybody else has to offer, what the past athletes, what the present athletes and what the officials have to offer and represent myself and the JOA, and by extension Jamaica, well," Farr explained.

'Dedication pays off'

"It shows the heights to which track and field can take you once you're dedicated and once you know what you want, once you have dreams and aspirations it can take you anywhere. So I'm happy to be here," added Farr, who nailed eight distinctions in his CSEC exams, including Add Maths and Chemistry.

Now in sixth form and blessed with talent, Farr has kept his sights on reaching the top in sports.

"Every athlete's dream is to participate at the Olympics and the World Championships, that's the pinnacle of track and field and so for me I know I have the chance and I know I have the talent so I just have to work towards achieving that," he noted.

As for these Games, while the Wolmerian will not be strutting his stuff on the track, he holds the belief that his peers are on the cusp of something special.

"I think we have a pretty strong team," said Farr."Most of them are already champions from Boys and Girls' Championships and they have world-beating times, so if all things go to plan they should do pretty well."