The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) has announced a 66-member team to represent Jamaica at the Olympic Games in Paris, France, scheduled from July 26 to August 12, 2024. Jamaica will compete in 17 events, including both men’s and women’s 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, women’s 1500m, women’s 100m hurdles, men’s 110m hurdles, men’s and women’s 400m hurdles, long jump, high jump, triple jump, discus, shot put, women’s hammer, men’s and women’s 4×100 relay, women’s 4×400 relay, and the 4×400 mixed relay.
For only the second time since 1948, Jamaica will not participate in the men’s 4x400m relay at the Olympics, as the team did not qualify despite multiple attempts, including a special relay event at the recent national trials.
Among the 32 women named to the team is Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and 10-time world champion, who has announced her retirement following what will be her fifth Olympics.
Reigning 200m world champion Shericka Jackson, who holds the second-fastest time in history for the event at 21.41 seconds, will be competing in her third Olympic Games. Meanwhile, her MVP Track Club teammate Tia Clayton is set to make her Olympic debut.
Other notable female athletes include national 400m record holder Nickisha Pryce, 100m hurdles world champion Danielle Williams, two-time World Championships silver medallist Shanieka Ricketts, veteran 800m runner Natoya Goule-Toppin, and two-time World Championships bronze medallist Rushell Clayton. However, two-time double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah will miss the Games due to injury.
On the men’s side, Kishane Thompson, the fourth-fastest Jamaican man ever with a personal best of 9.77 seconds, is among the 34 men named to the team. Oblique Seville, who finished fourth in the 100m at the Tokyo Games, World Indoor Championships bronze medalist Ackeem Blake, reigning 110m hurdles Olympic champion Hansle Parchment, World Championships silver medallist Wayne Pinnock, and triple jump prodigy Jaydon Hibbert are also on the team. Notably, Antonio Watson, the 400m world champion, will not compete due to injury.
The JOA emphasized that the final selection of relay teams will be at the discretion of the technical leader and his team.
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