Pablo McNeil, the first coach of phenomenal sprinter Usain Bolt, has died at the age of 71. ‘Pablo Mac’ as he is locally known, had long suffered from hypertension. McNeil, himself a former Olympian, is credited for seeing the potential in Usain and encouraging him to make the transition from his then favorite game, cricket to Track and Field. It was not an easy transition for Bolt, as Pablo McNeil reportedly had to coerce Bolt to train in the early year. McNeil represented Jamaica in the 100m at the 1964 (Tokyo) and 1968 (Mexico City) Olympics. He was known as
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