45-STRONG – Bolt, Shelly lead charge
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Double world record-holder Usain Bolt and Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce are among four individual medallists from last year’s London Olympic Games who were yesterday named in Jamaica’s 45-member team to participate in the 14th IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia, between August 10 and 18.
Bolt, who will be seeking his third straight men’s 200m title after wins in Berlin, Germany, in 2009, and Daegu, South Korea, two years ago, will head the powerful 22-member men’s team, while Fraser-Pryce, who won the women’s 100m in Berlin, has been included in the 23-member women’s squad.
Warren Weir and Hansle Parchment, who both won bronze medals in the 200m and 110m hurdles, respectively, in London, are also in the team, which is expected to start arriving in Moscow, on Thursday for the start of a week-long camp.
Maurice Wilson, who was head coach for the team to Deagu and London has been named technical leader, while Calabar High’s Michael Clarke is the head coach.
For the first time Jamaica has named two shot-putters, O’Dayne Richards and Raymond Brown, while female long-jumper Francine Simpson is in the team as well.
A number of athletes in the team was being named to the first senior national team to a major global championships, including 400m runners Javere Bell and schoolboy Javon Francis, Stephenie-Ann McPherson, Natoya Goule, and Danielle Dowie.
Discus thrower Jason Morgan, the only Jamaican to achieve the B qualifying standard, was not named in the team. Morgan was unable to travel to the national championships in June as he was being sworn in as a American citizen that same weekend and had written to the JAAA.
Full contingent: Men — Usain Bolt, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade, Nesta Carter,
Warren Weir, Jason Livermore, Javere Bell, Javon Francis, Rushane McDonald, Hansle Parchment, Andrew Riley, Dwight Thomas, Leford Green, Annsert Whyte, Isa Phillips, Damar Forbes, O’Dayne Richards, Raymond Brown, Oshane Bailey, Akheem Gauntlett, Omar Johnson, and Edinho Steele.
Women — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Sherri-Ann Brooks, Anniesha McLaughlin, Novlene Williams-Mills, Stephenie-Ann McPherson, Patricia Hall, Natoya Goule, Danielle Williams, Andrea Bliss, Shermaine Williams, Kaliese Spencer, Ristananna Tracey, Danielle Dowie, Nickesha Wilson, Francine Simpson, Kimberly Williams, Carrie Russell, Natasha Morrison, Anastasia Leroy, Christine Day, and Rosemarie Whyte.
Officials: Team leader — Trevor ‘TC’ Campbell; assistant managers — Deon Hemmings-McCatty and Dave Myrie; technical leader — Maurice Wilson; head coach — Michael Clarke;
assistant coaches — Fitz Coleman, Lennox Graham, Jermaine Shand, and Maurice Westney;
Doctor — Derrick McDowell; Physiotherapist — Mathew Parchment; Masseurs — Everold Edwards, Damion Rowe, Collin Turner, Gavin James and Dwayne Davis; team press liaison — Dennis Gordon.