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Usain Bolt heads Jamaica’s team to London World Championship

by July 25th, 2017

The legend  Usain Bolt  heads  Jamaica’s  59 member  squad  announced  by  the   for  the JAAA’s for the  IAAF World Championships  in  London  between  August  4  and  13.

Bolt  is  among  30  male  athletes  named  on the  squad  which  also  includes  Olympic  110  metre  hurdles  gold  medallist  Omar  McLeod, 2011  world  100  metres  champion  Yohan Blake, London 2012 Olympic  bronze  medallists  Warren  weir  and  Hansle  Parchment,   and  Frederick  Dacres.

Former  world  100  metres  record  holder  Asafa  Powell  is  noticeably  missing.

Meanwhile double  gold  medallist at the Rio Olympics   Elaine  Thompson  is  the  headliner  among  the  29  female  athletes, which also  include Beijing  400  metres  bronze  medallist  Shericka  Jackson, and  Beijing  100  metres  finalist  Natasha  Morrison.

Christania  Williams  who  was  a  finalist  in Rio  is  also  on the  squad  along  with  defending  100  metres  hurdles champion  Danielle  Williams.

Donald Quarrie will  be  the  Technical  Leader  for  the  squad  to  be  managed  by  Ian  Forbes with  Maurice  Wilson  the  head  coach.

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