Bolt among sixteen Jamaicans at London two-day Diamond League meet
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sixteen Jamaicans will compete in London at the Sainsbury’s Anniversay Games at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park today, July 26 and July 27.
The world’s fastest man, Usian Bolt and teammate Nesta Carter will on Friday compete against Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis, American Michael Rogers and Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre in the men’s 100 metres.
Olympic bronze medalist Warren Weir and training partner Jason Young will tackle America’s Wallace Spearmon, Dutchman Churandy Martina and Lemaitre in the men’s 200 metres. Bolt will not run the 200 metres.
Meanwhile the women’s 400 metre hurdles will be contested by Jamaicans Ristananna Tracey and Kaliese Spencer, while Kimberly Williams will participate in the women’s triple jump.
Shermaine Williams will be the first Jamaican on the track Saturday when she competes in the women’s 100 metre hurdles.
Dwight Thomas will run out of lane 2 in the second men’s 110 metre hurdles event while Leford Green will compete in the men’s 400 metre hurdles.
Rosemarie Whyte and Christine Day will participate in the women’s equivalent.
The first women’s 100 metre will be a tightly contested race, with world leader Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and fellow Jamaicans Schillonie Calvert and Kerron Stewart against the United States’ Carmelita Jeter.
Anneisha McLaughin will take on Americans Allyson Felix and Deedee Trotter in the women’s 200 metre, also on Saturday.
After London, there will be three more stops for the Diamond League series, Stockholm, Zurich and Brussels, which are all after the World Championships.