Global Athletics Elite to Compete at Jamaica Athletics Invitational

April 11, 2024

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Olympic Games champion Hansle Parchment and world champion Danielle Williams will be joined by four former world champions — Tobi Amusan, Fred Kerley, Nia Ali, and Dina Asher-Smith — as headliners for the Jamaica Athletics Invitational set for May 11 in Kingston, Jamaica.

The Jamaica Athletics Invitational announcement was made by Marvin Anderson, the athletes’ liaison officer, during the launch event held this morning at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Thursday, 11 April.

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Parchment, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games 110m hurdles champion, will compete in that event, while Williams, who won last year’s Budapest 2023 world 100m hurdles title, will also take her marks in this event. Amusan, coached by former Jamaican sprint hurdler Lecena Golding-Clarke, will join Williams in the women’s 100m hurdles, where she is the world record holder and Eugene 2022 world champion. Ali, the Doha 2019 world 100m hurdles champion, will also compete in this lineup.

Asher-Smith, the Doha 2019 world 200m champion, and Kerley, who surprised many by winning the Eugene 2022 world 100m crown, will compete in the 100m or 200m races.

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Meanwhile, Jaydon Hibbert, Julien Alfred, and Abby Steiner are other high-profile athletes Jamaican fans will be watching closely. Hibbert was in a gold medal position when he had to withdraw from the men’s triple jump in Budapest 2023. Alfred is a rising star sprinter who recently won the world 60m title, and Steiner was once seen as the next 200m queen before an injury derailed her career. Steiner is running back into form.

These prominent athletes will compete alongside others such as Aleia Hobbs, Daniel Roberts, Marvin Bracy, Trayvon Bromell, Shamier Little, Donald Scott, and Abdul Hakim Sani Brown.

Local talents such as Fedrick Dacres, Rushell Clayton, Jaheel Hyde, Stacey-Ann Williams, Charokee Young, Megan Tapper, and Rasheed Broadbell will also participate, making the event a highlight of this year’s athletics calendar.

The event will feature 14 track and field events including:

Women’s Events: 100m, 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles, 100m hurdles.
Men’s Events: 100m, 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles, 110m hurdles, high jump, discus, triple jump.