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Asafa Powell hunts elusive global title at IAAF World Indoor Championships

admin · March 14, 2016 · News · 0 comments
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Former world record holder and two time IAAF World Championship Bronze medalist over 100m Asafa Powell and Danielle ‘Ants’ Williams, the 2015 IAAF World Champion over 100m Hurdles headline a strong 24 member Jamaican contingent to the 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships scheduled for Portland, Oregon from March 17 – 20.

Powell who will be competing at his second World Indoor Championships, is among 11 men who will be donning the national colours at the biennial event. The 33 year has never won individual Gold at a ‘Global’ championship
and will be hoping to convert on this glorious opportunity. The self styled ‘Sub 10 King’ is the 3rd fastest over the distance this year with 6.49 seconds.
 
McLeod
 

Other members of the men’s team are Omar McLeod, ranked number two in the world (7.46) and a strong contender for a medal in the 60m hurdles, Odean Skeen, Kevaughn Rattray, Ricardo Chambers, Fitzroy Dunkley, Kemoy Campbell,
Nathon Allen, Dane Hyatt, Demar Murray and the much improved GC Foster College quarter-mile Demish Gaye.

 

Wiliams
 

Williams is joined on the women’s team by the progressive Elaine Thompson, Silver medalist at the Beijing World Championships, Shanieka Thomas who made the finals of the Triple Jump in Beijing and Stephenie Ann McPherson, two time world championship finalist over 400m and a member of the winning mile relay team at the last outdoor world championship. The team is completed by Simone Facey, Patricia Hall, Anniesha McLaughlin-Whilby, Verone Chambers, Ronda Whyte, Samantha Scarlett, Natoya Goule, Chrisann Gordon and pentathlete Salcia Slack.

Jamaica won 5 medals at the 2014 edition in Sopot, Poland with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce taking Gold in the 60m, Kaliese Spencer surprising with Silver in the 400m, Kimberley Williams capturing Bronze in the Triple Jump, the 4x400m men’s team winning Bronze and their female counterparts securing the Silver medal.

Interestingly, three members of the women’s team that finished 2nd in Sopot (McPherson, McLaughlin-Whilby and Hall) will be in Oregon seeking further glory.

Contributed by J. Dario Chin

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