There seems to be an exodus of athletes from the Reynaldo Walcott-led Elite Performance Track and Field Club, with Elaine Thompson-Herah reportedly also on her way out, following news of other big-name departures.

Sprinting great Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a founding athlete in the organisation, has reportedly parted ways with the camp, after helping to establish the group in 2016 following her initial split with long-time coach Stephen Francis. She eventually left permanently in 2019.

Rasheed Broadbell, the Olympic Games bronze medal winner and Commonwealth Games champion is also through the door and is expected to rejoin the MVP Track Club, where he got his big break in the sport before leaving in 2021 to join Walcott’s programme.

There is now strong reports that Thompson-Herah, the double Olympic sprint champion from the 2016 and 2020 is in advanced negotiations with the MVP Track Club, which would signal the return of another prodigal for the University of Technology-based club.

It has been a less-than-ideal campaign for the Elite Performance team with Broadbell delivering the only individual medal for the group at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

It is unclear whether or not other big-named athletes from the group Rushell Clayton, the two-time World Championships bronze medal winner, and quarter-miler Stacey-Ann Williams will remain with Walcott.