Asafa ‘can’t wait’ for statue to unveil
Article By: Old Harbour News
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- Jan 18, 2020 01:40 PM | Sports
Asafa Powell (left) seems very pleased while examining a maquette along with wife Alyshia (right) and Sport Minister Olivia Grange. (Photo: Contributed)
During a courtesy call to the offices of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the 37-year-old Powell accompanied by his wife Alyshia, got a first-hand look at the miniature version of the Basil Watson-designed sculpture.
Afterwards Powell wrote on his official Instagram page: “Words can’t explain how I’m feeling right now, never thought I would ever grow up in this life and have my own statue… goes to show anything is possible. Can’t wait to see it go up in the National Stadium.”
Sport Minister Olivia Grange said Powell was very pleased with the work so far.
“The Powells remarked that the sculptor got the details ‘just right’,” she noted.
Minister Grange said the “sign-off by Asafa is an extremely important part of the process” which has included months of discussions and review of models between the sculptor and the athlete.
Having received the all clear, Grange says she will now move ahead with the unveiling of the statue at the National Stadium on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 4:00 pm.
When complete Powell will join fellow sprint legends Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Veronica Campbell-Brown to have statues commemorate in their honour by the Jamaican government in recent times.
The bronze statue — to the scale of one and quarter life size — is the last of four monuments in tribute to outstanding Jamaican sports stars that have been commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport under the Jamaica 55 Legacy Programme.
