The following are reactions from members of the public to the blistering run by Jamaica's trio in the women's 100-metre final at the Beijing Olympics yesterday.

Dane Sutherland, 23:

Trust me, man, dem mek wi proud. Very, very, very proud, oh God!

Shaun Pilgram, 32:

Mi love everything about the race, mi love the coordination and the setting up and mi like how Jamaica a get the positive exposure.

Junior Campbell, 46:

Mi feel good 'bout how the girls performed man, a di best race inna the world, man. Bwoy, mi a tell yu mi feel good. Mi did feel sad this morning and the race jus mek mi feel happy.

Georgia Hunt, 21:

I'm so elated. Shelly, I'm proud of you. She's a very good athlete, very jovial person. Seeing her from high school, I knew she could do it.

Kevon Howe, 36:

It's the first this ever happen in history, fi know seh we a bring it home. Long, long, long time we a wait fi this.

Rayon James, 45:

Excellent, man, we a do great things 'roun here, mi proud, man, we likkle but we tallawah. We rise to the occasion anytime anything deh 'gainst we and we a go win more gold.