McLeod and Thompson head team for World Indoor Champs

Olympic and World Championship 110 metres hurdles champion Omar McLeod and Olympic double sprint champion Elaine Thompson headline Jamaica’s male and female teams for the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England from March 1-4.

McLeod is the defending 60m hurdles champion while Thompson will seek to improve on her bronze medal two years ago in Portland, Oregon. The men’s team has 14 members while he female contingent has 16 athletes.

The Technical Director will be Maurice Wilson with the other coaches being Fitz Coleman, Danny Hawthorne, Michael Vassell and Paul Francis with Michael Frater and Deon Hemmings McCatty as team managers.

Full squad:

Males
1. Everton Clarke
2. Kimmari Roach
3. Omar McLeod
4. Javon Francis
5. Steven Gayle
6. Kemoy Campbell
7. Ronald Levy
8. Demar Forbes
9. Clive Pullen
10. O’Dayne Richards
11. Andre Clarke
12. Jermaine Gayle
13. Peter Matthews
14. Rusheen McDonald

Females
1. Remona Burchell
2. Gayon Evans
3. Elaine Thompson
4. Dominique Blake
5. Tovea Jenkins
6. Stephenie-Ann McPherson
7. Natoya Goule
8. Aisha Praught
9. Rushell Burton
10. Jeanine Williams
11. Shanieka Rickets
12. Kimberly Williams
13. Danniel Thomas-Dodd
14. Tiffany James
15. Anastasia Leroy
16. Janieve Russell