MONTEGO BAY, St James — Unless either Asafa Powell or Yohan Blake opts to run the 400m at the May 5 Jamaica International Invitational (JII) Meet at the National Stadium, two of the nation’s top male sprinters will meet in an early season face-off.

Just over a week ago, double World Record holder Usain Bolt announced he would be running the 100m at the meet which is an IAAF World Challenge, but neither Powell nor Blake, who ran 9.90 seconds at the UTech track and field classic, has declared what event either would be running.

Speculations are that Blake and Powell could meet in the longer 200m race or that Bolt and Powell will line-up in a mouth-watering 100m.

Based on their racing commitments so far, Racers Track Club training partners Bolt and Blake will not meet until at least the National Senior Trials in June and could be kept apart at the May meet.

Meanwhile, a number of top local and international athletes have been confirmed for the event that has become a fixture on the international calendar.

Americans Carmelita Jeter and Sanya Richards are expected to join the cream of the crop of Jamaican athletes, including Olympic champions Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce and Melaine Walker.