Jamaica International Invitational, 07-05-2011

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RESULTS 2011

The first ever IAAF World Challenge meeting in Jamaica (Kingston, May 7) at Kingston's National Stadium will see top women sprinting. Last 100 m world champions, home stars Shelly-Ann Fraser and Veronica Campbell-Brown will clash at 200 m. In the 100 m US world leader Carmelita Jeter and Mershevet Myers will face olympic medalist Sherone Simpson and Trinidad´s record holder Kelly-Ann Baptiste.

In the 400 m Sanya Richards-Ross (opening at 400 m this weekend in Waco) should race with Jamaican talent Novlene Williams-Mills and Kaliese Spencer. US Indoor Champion Natasha Hastings and British olympic winner and world champ Christine Ohuruogu are also in the line-up. Reigning Olympic and World Champion Melaine Walker should run her first 400 m hurdles since May 2010. As already informing star sprinter Asafa Powell is entered into 200 m along with Nesta Carter and US world medalist Wallace Spearmon. Reigning world champion Kerron Clement is the star of 400 m hurdles.

Jamaican record holder Jermaine Gonzales is confirmed to make his season debut at Jamaica Invitational. He will compete against his home rival Ricardo Chambers. In the 100 m American Darvis Patton, Jamaicans Yohan Blake and Michael Frater, along with Antigua's record holder Daniel Bailey can attack the 10 seconds barrier.

Blake and Bailey will debut into the season at the 100 m. Men´s high hurdles will have reigning world champion Ryan Brathwaite from Barbados, Jamaican record holder Dwight Thomas and US olympic and world medalist Terrence Trammell.

Events

Men Events 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500, 110H, 400H, TJ, SP
Women Events 100, 200, 400, 800, 100H, 400H, HJ, LJ, TJ

Start list

Preliminary start list can be found HERE

Results 2010

To be downloaded here.

General information

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It is the financial, cultural, economic and industrial centre. Notable Kingston landmarks include the University of the West Indies, Jamaica Defence Force Museum, and Bob Marley Museum. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. In the Americas, Kingston is the largest predominantly English-speaking city south of the United States. Kingston has a tropical climate, specifically a tropical wet-and-dry climate, characterized by a wet season from May to November, which coincides with the hurricane season, and a dry season from December to April. During the dry season, there is not much rainfall, however, cold and stationary fronts occur at this time, and often bring heavy showers, especially in March (wikipedia.org).

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