Card, Douglas named to contest sprint doubles at World U20 Champs
KINGSTON, Jamaica — National Under-20 record holders Gary Card and Shanoya Douglas have been named to contest their respective male and female sprint double at next month’s World Athletics Under-20 Championships to be held at Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon.
Card, who broke the men’s Under-20 100m record at the JAAA National Championships in June, and Douglas, who broke the women’s Under-20 200m record twice this year, were included in the 43-member team that will compete in the championships to be held August 5-9.
Noticeably, only one female field event competitor was named in the team, discus thrower Able Mills, the Carifta Games double gold medallist.
No athletes were named for the high, long or triple jump or the shot put.
Douglas, who won the bronze medal in the 200m two years ago in Lima, Peru, is one of five athletes who will be making it back-to-back World Under-20 championships.
Gary Card, who was part of the gold medal-winning men’s 4x100m team two years ago, is back, as well as Theianna-Lee Terrelonge, Jabari Matheson and Nyrone Wade.
Jamaica won five medals two years ago in Lima, four gold and a bronze.
Female: Shanoya Douglas, Theianna-Lee Terrelonge, Sashana Johnson, Daniellia Dixon, Shameika McLean, Kevongaye Fowler, Akeelah Bell, Tiana Marshall, Marria Crossfield, Shevaughn Thomas, Abel Mills, Samoya Brown, Natrece East, Renecia Edwards, Davine Dickenson, Kristen Herbert, Shanika Lindsay
Male: Gary Card, Dontae Watson, Nathaniel Martin, Jabari Matheson, Jason Pitter, Joel Morgan, Taj-Oneil Gordon, Marquies Page, Robert Miller, Jahvanie Tyrell, David Brown, Michael-Andre Edwards, Rekelme Hunter, Nkosana Johnson, Kamari Kennedy, Joseph Salmon, Sanjay Seymore, Justin Stewart, Nyrone Wade, Jabulani McLeod, Jordan Rehedul, Nishawn Walker, Joshua Wint, Kyle Bodden, Detarje Morgan, Jaeden Campbell
Management Team:
Keith Wellington – Team Leader
Cherine Richards – Assistant Team Leader
Inez Turner – Assistant team Leader
David Riley – Technical Leader
Coaches: Grace Bourah, Michael Carr, Jeremey Delisser, Corey Bennett, Neil Harrison, Michael Dyke, Rajive Ford
Dr Safiya Franklin – Doctor
Dr Marlene Chin – Physiotherapist
Everette Rowe – Massage Therapist
Henry Thomas – Massage Therapist
— Paul A Reid
