Editing Obadele Thompson (section)

== Recognition in Barbados ==

In 1995, Barbadian [[Soca music|soca]] band, [[Krosfyah]], released the song ''Obadele''<ref>{{Citation|last=vjvj85|title=Krosfyah – Oba (Obadele Thompson)|date=2011-01-17|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMNk8ZbC6tQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/AMNk8ZbC6tQ| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2018-02-21}}{{cbignore}}</ref>''praising ''Thompson's outstanding achievements. Lead singer, Edwin Yearwood, won the 1995 Pic-O-De-Crop Calypso Monarch singing this tune,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.justbajan.com/cropover/history/picodecrop/index.htm|title=Barbados Pic-O-De-Crop History|website=www.justbajan.com|access-date=2018-02-21}}</ref> which became highly popular throughout in the [[Caribbean region]] and with the Caribbean [[diaspora]].

On his return to Barbados after his Olympic medal-winning performance, Thompson was greeted by thousands of well-wishers who lined the streets as his motorcade travelled from the airport to the Barbados Government headquarters,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/thousands-welcome-obadele-thompson-home|title=IAAF: Thousands welcome Obadele Thompson iaaf.org|website=iaaf.org|access-date=2018-02-21}}</ref> where the former Prime Minister, [[Owen Arthur]], conferred on him the title of Ambassador and Special Envoy for Youth.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.totallybarbados.com/articles/about-barbados/people/meet-a-bajan/obadele-thompson/|title=Obadele Thompson – Totally Barbados|work=Totally Barbados|access-date=2018-02-21|language=en-US}}</ref> Thompson was awarded the country's fourth highest award, the [[Order of Barbados|Barbados Service Star Award]], for his outstanding contribution to sports (1997), the Barbados Minister's Award for Sports (2004), and was three times named the Barbados National Sports Personality of the year (1994, 1996, and 2000).