Thompson, Blake, Powell head strong Jamaica’s World Relays team

Vijay
By Vijay 2 Min Read

Double Olympic Games sprint champion Elaine Thompson, Yohan Blake and Asafa Powell head Jamaica’s strong 41-member team for the IAAF/BTC World Relays 2017.

The third edition of the relays, set for Nassau, Bahamas from April 22-23, will see 20 women, headed by Thompson, who won the Olympic Games 100m and 200m gold medals in Rio 2016, and 21 men, included 2011 World 100m champion Blake and former world 100m record holder Asafa Powelll, representing Jamaica.

The Jamaica team, to be managed by Marie Tavares with Maurice Wilson as technical leader, will take part in seven events – 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m, all for male and female, along with the 4x400m Mixed relays.

Men
4x100m: Kemar Bailey-Cole, Yohan Blake, Everton Clarke, Julian Forte, Jevaughn Minzie, Asafa Powell
4x200m: Nickel Ashmeade, Oshane Bailey, Rasheed Dwyer, Nigel Ellis, Chadic Hinds, Warren Weir
4x400m: Javere Bell, Javon Francis, Demish Gaye, Steven Gayle, Peter Matthews, Rusheen McDonald

Women
4x100m: Gayon Evans, Simone Facey, Sashalee Forbes, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson, Christania Williams
4x200m: Samantha Henry-Robinson, Anastacia Le-Roy, Jura Levy, Dawnalee Loney, Audra Segree, Elaine Thompson
4x400m: Verone Chambers, Christine Day, Shericka Jackson, Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby, Stephenie Ann McPherson, Janieve Russell

Mixed 4x400m: Natoya Goule, Jaheel Hyde, Tiffany James, Martin Manley, Jamari Rose, Ristananna Tracey

Manager: Marie Tavares
Asst. Manager: Alan Beckford
Technical Director : Maurice Wilson
Coaches:
Paul Francis
Jerry Holnes
Michael Clarke
Renardo Walcott
Patrick Dawson
Team Doctor: Paul Auden

Share This Article
Leave a comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *