Reigning world champions Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Tajay Gayle are among the athletes selected for Jamaica’s team for the Tokyo Olympic Games, according to worldthletics.org.
It said Fraser-Pryce claimed 100m titles at both the 2008 and 2012 Games and has been named for the 100m and 200m in Tokyo, where she will be joined by Elaine Thompson-Herah, who defends the titles she won in Rio, and the 2016 Olympic 400m bronze medalist Shericka Jackson in both events.
London 2012 Olympic 100m and 200m silver medalist Yohan Blake is also set to double up, with Oblique Sevill and Tyquendo Tracey selected alongside him for the 100m, and Rasheed Dwyer and Julian Forte named for the 200m, World athletics said.
“Gayle goes in the long jump, where he will look to add another major medal to his 2019 world title, while world medalists Shanieka Ricketts and Kimberly Williams are named for the triple jump,” World athletics said.
It said that the Jamaican team for Tokyo, Women: 100m: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson, Elaine Thompson-Herah; 200m: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson, Elaine Thompson-Herah; 400m: Roneisha McGregor, Candice McLeod, Stephenie-Ann McPherson; 800m: Natoya Goule; 1500m: Aisha Praught-Leer.
100m hurdles: Britany Anderson, Megan Tapper, Yanique Thompson; 400m hurdles: Leah Nugent, Janieve Russell, Ronda Whyte; Long jump:
Tissanna Hickling, Chanice Porter; Triple jump: Shanieka Ricketts, Kimberly Williams; Shot put: Lloydricka Cameron, Danniel Thomas-Dodd
Discus: Shadae Lawrence; 4x100m: Remona Burchell, Natasha Morrison, Briana Williams (plus others selected in individual events); and 4x400m: Junelle Bromfield, Tovea Jenkins, Stacey Ann Williams (plus others selected in individual events).
For the Men: 100m: Yohan Blake, Oblique Sevill, Tyquendo Tracey
200m: Yohan Blake, Rasheed Dwyer, Julian Forte; 400m: Sean Bailey, Demish Gaye, Christopher Taylor; 110m hurdles: Ronald Levy, Hansle Parchment, Damion Thomas; 400m hurdles: Jaheel Hyde, Kemar Mowatt, Shawn Rowe; Long jump: Tajay Gayle, Carey McLeod; Triple jump: Carey McLeod; Discus: Fedrick Dacres, Traves Smikle, Chad Wright; 4x100m: Nigel Ellis, Julian Forte, Jevaughn Minzie (plus others selected in individual events); and 4x400m: Nathon Allen, Karayme Bartley, Rusheen McDonald (plus others selected in individual events).
For Mixed: 4x400m: Javier Brown, Davonte Burnett, Keeno Burrell, Tiffany James, Kemba Nelson, Charokee Young.