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<span style="font-size: 14pt">Jamaica's flag to fly at Penn Relay forever</span> 
<span style="font-weight: bold">The national flag of Jamaica will officially fly at the Penn Relay Carnival every year beginning in 2013, into perpetuity, in recognition of the Caribbean nation's 50th anniversary of independence and the contribution made to the relays over the last 40 years by its athletes. </span>
Director of the relays, David Johnson, made the disclosure at a special ceremony held on the final day of the 118th annual edition of the event at the Franklin Field, University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 28, 2012.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who was present at the 2012 Penn Relay Carnival in her capacity as Minister of Sports, presented the President of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Amy Guttmann, with the national flag of Jamaica which will be flown at all future Penn Relay Carnivals.
Mr. Johnson told the more than 49,000 spectators on hand for Saturday's closing day that <span style="font-weight: bold">Jamaica would be the only country to be so honoured because of the outstanding contribution made to the games by its athletes, in addition to the tremendous </span>presence and support given to the games by Jamaicans from all over the United States. This announcement was received with a thunderous applause and a standing ovation from spectators.
In presenting the flag, the Prime Minister said her country was honoured to be chosen by the organisers as the only country to have its flag flown at the Penn Relay Carnival. She welcomed and acknowledged the gesture as "a great tribute to the country, our athletes and Jamaicans the world over."
Prime Minister Simpson Miller saluted the relay organizers who, she said, have given our athletes the opportunity to compete and excel in track and field. She pointed out that many of our premier, world-class athletes who have excelled in track and field were first exposed to international competition at the Penn Relay Carnival.
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<span style="font-weight: bold">The national flag of Jamaica will officially fly at the Penn Relay Carnival every year beginning in 2013, into perpetuity, in recognition of the Caribbean nation's 50th anniversary of independence and the contribution made to the relays over the last 40 years by its athletes. </span>
Director of the relays, David Johnson, made the disclosure at a special ceremony held on the final day of the 118th annual edition of the event at the Franklin Field, University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 28, 2012.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who was present at the 2012 Penn Relay Carnival in her capacity as Minister of Sports, presented the President of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Amy Guttmann, with the national flag of Jamaica which will be flown at all future Penn Relay Carnivals.
Mr. Johnson told the more than 49,000 spectators on hand for Saturday's closing day that <span style="font-weight: bold">Jamaica would be the only country to be so honoured because of the outstanding contribution made to the games by its athletes, in addition to the tremendous </span>presence and support given to the games by Jamaicans from all over the United States. This announcement was received with a thunderous applause and a standing ovation from spectators.
In presenting the flag, the Prime Minister said her country was honoured to be chosen by the organisers as the only country to have its flag flown at the Penn Relay Carnival. She welcomed and acknowledged the gesture as "a great tribute to the country, our athletes and Jamaicans the world over."
Prime Minister Simpson Miller saluted the relay organizers who, she said, have given our athletes the opportunity to compete and excel in track and field. She pointed out that many of our premier, world-class athletes who have excelled in track and field were first exposed to international competition at the Penn Relay Carnival.
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