Funmi Jimoh

Off off and away

Hey all,
Crazy night. Update to come. I am currently on a plane back to the u.s. Home sweet home

Ttyl Funmi K

Now is the time

Well,

I have made many accomplishments this year. I have seen my dreams come true. Here is the final step in one of them. I feel awesome and I pray to do my best and leave it all on the track. No matter what happens, I promise to update promptly after competition.

Wish me a great performance

Funmi K Jimoh

I thought I would make it interesting for you guys!!

Yah!!! I made it to the final!!!!!! I know there were plenty of people on the verge of cardiac arrest as I saved my pass to the final for the final jump!!! Sorry guys. Well anyhow. You can't believe how happy I am right now. This is an amazing feeling. I don't know when any of you will have the opportunity to perfom in front of 90,000 people, but I will tell you one thing, it is not easy!! What I have learned to do is love the eyes. I love the fans, I love it when I get get cheers from strangers. I love when someone see's me outside the stadium and tells me they saw me jump and enjoyed it. Amazing!! Well anyhow, I am ready and pumped for tomorrow. There is nothing to lose. One thing I promise is that I will do my best!!!

See you all soon!

Funmi K

Love from my hometown paper

Rice's Jimoh advances to women's long jump final
By JEROME SOLOMON Chronicle Olympics Bureau

Aug. 18, 2008, 10:55PM

BEIJING - The pressure of the moment nearly overwhelmed her, but as with most top athletes, Funmi Jimoh found a way to deal with it.

Jimoh, who ran track at Rice, needed to come through on her final attempt in the long jump qualifying round, and she did, cleanly putting a jump of 21’8 1/4" to advance to the final in her first Olympic appearance...

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6.61 - Finals here I come!

One step closer to my dream!

The Big Show

Hello everyone, Well I am off to sleep. The big day is tomorrow. Wish me awesome jumps. Dreams do come true, hard work does pay off.

Funmi k Jimoh

NBC's TV and online schedule

NBC's pre-Games interview on Houston's channel 2

Countdown begins...

August 19 is J-Day... the qualifying round of the women's long jump. Due to the time difference between Beijing and the USA, though, the qualifying round will actually happen at 8:40 pm on August 18 in the USA. Hopefully, NBC will show as much track and field qualifying as they did the other sports!

click the picture above for a larger version of the day's schedule

My New Home The Olympic Village

Hello friends, Okay, so its been a week or so since I checked in. I must say that this is an amazing experience one I know I will never forget. The village is a beautiful combination of different sports, languages and cultures. Its so cool. Training has been going well, I think I am just getting acclimated. I've stopped waking up at 4:30 am, now I get up around 6:30 and workout around 7:30. The food is good. There are many international options, and for the truly american, there is a mcdolalds! Free mcdonalds!!! There are plenty of places to relax and play games and mingle. Opening cermonies!! Wow. That experience was really worth it. It was hot, and we definitely were anxious in our holding area, but as we walked out and the chants of u s a began, I was ready to jump right then and there. Lights and fire works, people! There aren't enough words!! We were all dressed so nice in our suits!! I waved at ever camera so I hope someone saw me. It was amazing and exhausting. Needless to say we all slept in the following morning! Well I am very excited to compete, my coach and my mom will be here soon, the rest of my support will come soon too. To everyone who is cheering for me, thank you so much. And to all of my family, big cousins, and little cousins, aunts and uncles, thank you. I'm keeping my nose to the grind and I'm putting in hard work.

I will talk to you soon! Funmi K Jimoh