Sorry about how you have felt young men. Jamaicans must always learn to appreciate thier athletes either they win or lose. god blessed you thank you for serving your country

This is touching. Some people don’t realize that athletes are humans and deserve to b treated as such. The hate spewed to Omar is unfair and disgusting. I defended him on an IG post today and someone said “i am too old to be on my knees for Omar”. Imagine trying to support an athlete that has done so much for 🇯🇲and this is the perspective someone ignorant person had. I will always support all my athletes, they deserve our support and appreciation. Respect Omar you are a great champ and I for one will always support your journey by cheering , wishing you well and offering a kind word when things don’t go great. We have to do a better job of treating our athletes like the stars they are, Omar should never have to feel this way, he doesn’t deserve it. 🙌🏽💫🇯🇲🙏🏽

So sorry that you feel Jamaica did not appreciate the great thing you did. Many Jamaicans appreciate you. Wish you all the best in your climb back to the top.

We didn’t celebrate him. He was overlooked. Keep going Omar Mcloed. 🇯🇲

Jah know youth me sorry if we as Jamaican didn't make you feel appreciated but we do appreciate you your a gold medalist

I can hear the pain in his voice. Omar, i appreciate and celebrate your achievements and contributions to our beloved homeland. Jamaicans need to look themselves in the mirror and be better. Blessings and love, Omar, you're in my prayers.

Omar you are an Olympian a gold medal winner keep going my brother through the high & low we all hav a story all the best for the future

We really didn’t celebrate you as we should and we are sorry! You’re an Olympian and we are proud of you!

Bra listen, you were the most surprising and exciting win that day! And it wasn't just for the fact that you won but how you celebrated it. I have been defending you too since that then and highlighted how much joy you sprang in me as a Jamaican. Glad to know that you've overcome come and maintained the fighting spirit. Keeping the writing the story🔥

Have always appreciated this excellent athlete, a generational talent in the event, and a sub 10 100m runner. He was gifted in the 400m hurdles as well. Jamaicans hating this guy for things that have zero to do with athleticism is everything wrong with our cultures today. Civilized people shouldn’t make that the norm. Big ups to him.

Jamaicans like to enter people's bedroom. The man is a professional!!! Respect and honor his professionalism and what he does on the track. Big up yourself man!

Omar wi love yuh massa! Dont think we the watching Jamaican audience don’t love and appreciate you and what you’ve done representing us all around the world and for bringing us Olympic medals. You are indeed appreciated and loved and I salute you. Enjoy living and training in Italy and hope to see you out here again. I’ll be looking out for you. Love you Omar.

Always so eloquent and authentic in how he represents himself...Showing up to represent a country and people who don't value you with such grace is a testament to your character and your love for your island...I hope one day we get the opportunity to hear your story.

My family loves and appreciates your service to our country, Omar. I am sorry that you felt that way. Praying for your success blessings 🎉

Everything he said here is true. He never got the respect he truly deserves. There is a popular quote that says" go where you are celebrated, not where you are tolerated." Many Jamaicans didn't celebrate his success in the sport and that can be devastating for any athlete.

STILL LOVE YOU OMAR MCLEOD, HAVE MY SUPPORT ❤

We are rooting for you Omar! Your healing is important and I’m happy your back. You’re a BIG DEAL!!!🇯🇲🫶🏾

I can only speak for myself Omar, you made me proud in Rio!! I also felt you made Jamaica proud!! We had Bolt and Elaine in the 100m and perhaps that's what it seem to you that we were not very proud. In Jamaican conversations, bro your name was spoken of many, many times.

We love and appreciate you, Omar!

Great champion, I feel your pain brother, we decent good thinking 🇯🇲are thankful and grateful, you’ll be Back stronger🙏🏾🇯🇲

This is so painful to hear. I remember that day clearly when you won😢they slandered him, no one cared. So sad 😞 God is by your side...always!

Omg ...the hurt n pain in his voice...

Omar so sorry you felt that way but you’re the first Jamaican king to win that Olympics gold medals in the hurdles. You made history that can never be erased. We appreciate what you did and will continue to do for Jamaica. We salute you. 🇯🇲💪🏾

My Fortis son. I always appreciate you. You are a gold medalist. You made me so teary just now

Omar, I’ve loved and admired you since you were a school boy. I cheered you on then and I’m cheering you on now. I am proud of you and you will always have a supporter in me. Enjoy the ride my friend.

Omar we love ❤️ u so so much more now , congrats one again 💖 ❤️ 💗 💕 💓

I have always been a fan of this great Olympian, and it is nice to hear him speak

wow this story is very touching. This guy is not just an Olympian, he is an Olympic Gold medalist. Definitely deserves better.

Omar, we're seeing inside your heart, thank you for showing us how much it means to you, congratulations 🎉 you're a real champion.

I see growth, may not be the results you want on the track but I’m proud of you for not giving up when it got rough. Your story is bigger than being an Olympic gold medalist. It’s a fight for identity and knowing who you are.

Real talk Omar.Keep pushing my yute !!

😢Omar me for one celebrated your victory, in Rio and also when you won World championship ,not to mention diamond league ,omar you have done yourself and Jamaica proud,dont worry about the judgers ony God can judge you for whatever mankind is trying to do..YRS PLEASE DO THE SPRINTS..I BEEN SAYING THIS FROM II SAW YOU RUN THE RELAY 2017

Her voice is so soothing and encouraging. She reassured him nicely.

Omar,continue to fight for what you want. A winner never quit

I appreciate you Omar ❤ I have always been happy for you and rooting for you. You’re awesome!!

Big up yourself Omar. You have endured a lot and you are still here. Blessings and more blessings on you, bro.

Oh my Lord, you can hear the tears in his voice. God bless you Omar.

"I validated myself" herein lies unrivaled power

Omar, you are a "big deal." Thanks for the thrills and the spills over the years. You have enriched our lives with your athletic brilliance, and we will never be able to repay you for it. Big Up Yourself. Nuff Love Happiness and Prosperity For the future.

I always respect him. He was always passionate about what he does, big up yuself yute.

Sir Mc loud that line is solid bro -- you’re writing your story ..

So eloquent AND real. Human beauty and greatness in the making...

That’s so messed up. My heart broke for you Omar. Thank you so much for raising our flag high and achieving gold for team Jamaica. We love you, and I hope you begin to feel it.

We love you, Omar. You will be back in whatever direction you take.❤❤❤❤

I've always loved omar and his spirit

We love you so much, Omar ❤❤❤❤

😢 Omar you are appreciated and you a loved . Cant wait for your comeback. One love

Omar I have been looking for you to compete for a while. Glad to see you again. Enjoy the process

Mar one of the greatest. We love you more than you may know. Respect

Bi up yuh self Omar…Thanks for still showing up, a true example of resilience courage and confidence in one self , keep writing yuh story and keep showing up , hopefully as a country we will learn to appreciate all our athletes weather they win or loss #🇯🇲🇯🇲🔥🔥

You will always be a Jamaican Olympic Champion

That was deep. They say sticks and stones break bones, but word never hurt. Jamaican people! words hurt more than sticks and stones.

Bro we appreciate you

Soooo good to see you back with your million$ smile 😁 i just love you.❤

Omar, I’m so sorry that as a nation we did not celebrate you as we should. You are exceptional and extremely talented. I know you’ve worked very hard and I commend you especially because it takes an enormous amount of hard work and sacrifices to achieve all that you have and continue to do.. You are appreciated and loved. Much blessings!!

Keep on doing what you doing Omar, there are people out there that appreciate you and what you doing for Jamaica and I'm one of them,....... guidance and lots of love

Big up Omar, we appreciate you bro, 🇯🇲

This right here is a message! Thank you for doing it for you, Omar! I’m sorry we let you down 😢 I WILL BE CHEERING FOR YOU IN PARIS KEEP SMILING AND SHINING

I was so happy to see you back on the circuit. I've always wondered where you went over the last few years and I'm glad to see how you have grown. Jamican fans are not always the best, but true lovers of the sport will always remember you as one of our greats. Welcome back and congratulations for doing this for yourself Omar.

We appreciated it, Omar! Continue to do you!

He was really hurting. That is why i do not consider myself a fan of sports, but a supporter of athletes. You are a big deal Omar.

Happy you're back!!!

We as a people need to do better. Omar, we love and appreciate you as you've done us proud. You'll be back

Congratulations Omar! Total Blessings. Now that you are healed, the sky is the limit ❤.

One thing he will be celebrated now. Happy you speak your truth. We love you win or lose. Always have your back and you always have our support ❤❤❤❤❤

I'm always rooting for you Omar and im so happy you're back after all those struggles. Keep pushibg forward❤❤❤

Always LOVE -You've made many of us sooooo proud NEVER GIVE-UP!God Bless

Omar, you're a great athlete, and a great Jamaican. And all Jamaicans should be very proud of you. And I'm sure most well-thinking Jamaicans are, but there's always going to be the less intelligent, ungrateful minority who will find some irrelevant thing to criticize and make a fool of themselves about. Your greatness lies in the fact that you're the first Jamaican in history to win any kind of medal (much less a gold medal) in the 110m hurdles event (which has always been dominated by the US) at either the Olympics or World Championship. That's a very big deal (especially coming from such a small country). That's like when Bolt won the 100m in Beijing. So don't let foolish people make you feel unappreciated, because sensible Jamaicans appreciate and love you for your contributions to the country. I've always rooted for you, and was sorry to see that you were struggling over the last few years to get back to where you once were as an athlete and human being. So I hope you'll continue your current progress, because you still have a lot to give and to achieve.

You are a champion...hugs❤❤❤

This breaks my heart, sending Omar the biggest hug I have! ❤

Omar you are a world's best. Don't give up. You have done so much for you, your family, your country and the world proud. I am proud of you. I remember your flawless moves at KC. I am happy that you returned to compete. It's not over until God say so. Stand tall , be strong

Glad that you did you, took care of and found yourself. Blessings galore. You are a super star.

Keep your head up young brother and stay strong, competitive, confident and keep Winning. You are A Champion.

It's a HUGE deal just making it to the Olympics and as a Jamaican I personally appreciate your hard work and effort... and to win an Olympic gold medal for your country consider yourself an hero 🙏🏾

After listening to Omar here, its such a shame he felt this way, it must be hard for him, Jamaica need more 60m/100m, seems like he'll do very well here. ❤🇯🇲

Really appreciate you Omar missed you and welcome back 🙏 blessings and love ❤️

Well we are very proud of you young man..thank you for sharing yourself with us and your story..❤❤❤❤wishing you all the very best..let us see your Olympic gold medal..you are deserving of another....Jamaiking me proud

What a beautiful interview! I hope he feels the energy of love towards him

Continue to scale the hurdles my brother. You have done exceptionally well and l believe the vast majority of us greatly appreciate your fantastic achievements.

Wow what a heart felt interview. Omar nuff love and respec to you boss, sorry for how we (Jamaicans) made you feel, conscious or unconscious. That's been said,keep strong and keep going after your dreams, bless up Mr Olympian, one love

Much love Omar, we appreciate you ❤.

This was touching to hear. I have ALWAYS loved Omar. Glad he's doing this for zero validation.

Nothing but the truth he is speaking.

Omar is a well spoken young man with a passion for what he does. Well done Omar and just keep on doing you

I want Omar Mcleod to know I have proud of him since he was an athlete at Manchester. Seeing him come back to compete brought a smile to my face. Compete for you Omar and not the capricious athletics crowd. Blessings Omar. Keep shining

Once a champion, always a champion 🥇

I always appreciated Omar, continue doing your best!!

I love this. I am so proud of you McLeod. Blessings & Abundance. God is shunning his light on you. 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️

This was just touching. Bro no jokes I was through the roof when you won. Just stay true to yourself and you will have that settled peace

Omar we love you. Sorry that you felt under loved and unappreciated. We luv u. You are a big deal. Healing perspective and your story continues. God and time. Continue. Much love. No one should rob u of your shine❤

Bless you. You are rising, bro, and you will be on top of your game. I remember your win in Rio and I am and was proud of you. Literally shed a few tears when you won because I was so happy for you. Stay strong and I am rooting for you. Blessings always.

This is deep ..

Everyone is having a human experience. Respect each one.

Very touching something else to this congratulations on your gold medal

This is heavy! Sending love your way you, Omar..

I have always supported Omar. I dont understand why people don't. He brought so much to jamaican sprinting. I didnt get to watch the trials live, but i saw the snippet on youtube and i can't twll you how happy i was when i saw him in the finals.

Omar. We do celebrate you and appreciate all that you have done for us. You are one of our best hurdlers and a great Olympian. Blessings. Continue to do your best then your best is good enough.

I appreciated him! I appreciated us and what we contribute to the track and field world. They fear us! He’s a wonderful athlete and I wish him the best.

Love from Jamaica thank you

In the men's hurdle, you are my sister who pass away favorite and bridgette in the female, I remember vividly that race when you won and your mom jumping and shouting and to see you loosing your best friend it is hard but I am glad to see you are still around and to show us you are a survivour. Try and take care of yourself first, and everybody/anything comes after. Love you.