Bolt celebrates the 100m World record in New York (Victah Sailer)
Kingston, Jamaica - World 100m record holder Usain Bolt, former record holder Asafa Powell, Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, and national 100m champion Kerron Stewart head Jamaica's team for this summer's Beijing Olympic Games.
Bolt, who ran 9.72* on 30 May in New York, Asafa Powell whose World record of 9.74 it improved, and Campbell-Brown, who ran 22.05 to win the 2004 Olympic 200m title in Athens, are Jamaica's leading medal contenders in Beijing.
However, Campbell-Brown lost out on a place in the 100m dash. At the Jamaican Trials last weekend Kerron Stewart won the womens 100m, a race in which four runners went sub-10.90. Campbell-Browns misfortune was that despite running a marvellous 10.88 she finished fourth, and therefore loses out on a spot at 100m the distance at which she is the reigning World champion.
*World record subject to usual ratification procedures
Beijing squad
Women Kerron Stewart (100m, 200m, 4×100m), Shelly-Ann Fraser (100m, 4×100m), Sherone Simpson (100m, 200m, 4×100m), Veronica Campbell-Brown (200m, 4×100m), Sherri-Ann Brooks (4×100m), Aleen Bailey (4×100m), Simone Facey (4×100m), Nickiesha Anderson (4×100m), Rosemarie White (400m, 4×400m), Novlene Williams-Mills (400m, 4×100m), Shericka Williams (400m, 4×400m), Shareefa Lloyd (4×400m), Bobby-Gaye Wilkins (4×400m), Anastasia Le-Roy (4×400m), Kenia Sinclair (800m), Madrea Hyman (3000m steeplechase), Korine Hinds (3000m steeplechase), Chelsea Hammond (long jump), Brigitte Foster-Hylton (100mH), Delloren Ennis-London (100mH), Vonette Dixon (100mH), Andrea Bliss (100mH alternate), Melaine Walker (400mH), Nickiesha Wilson (400mH), Shevon Stoddart (400mH), Trecia Smith (triple jump) and Olivia McKoy (javelin).
Men Usain Bolt (100m, 200m, 4×100m), Asafa Powell (100m, 4×100m), Michael Frater (100m, 4×100m), Marvin Anderson (200m, 4×100m), Dwight Thomas (4×100m), Julien Dunkley (4×100m), Andre Wellington (4×100m), Christopher Williams (200m), Nesta Carter (200m alternate, 4×100m), Michael Blackwood (400m, 4×400m), Ricardo Chambers (400m, 4×400m), Sanjay Ayre (400m, 4×400m), Allodin Fothergill (4×400m), Marvin Essor (4×400m), Lansford Spence (4×400m), Maurice Wignall (110mH), Richard Phillips (110mH), Danny McFarlane (400mH), Markino Buckley (400mH), Adrian Findlay (400mH alternate), Isa Phiilips (400mH, Herbert McGregor (triple jump, Dorian Scott (shot put), Aldwyne Sappleton (800m), Maurice Smith (decathlon).