Fireworks are expected at today’s seventh Jamaica International Invitational track and field meet where several Olympic and World Championship medallists, including Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay, Carmelita Jeter and Veronica Campbell-Brown will be in action at the National Stadium.

The meet is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm with the women’s long jump, after a two-hour entertainment package.

Athletes liaison and track legend Donald Quarrie told Sporting World that spectators should be in for a treat, as stellar performances are expected in the sprints of the three-hour IAAF Area Permit Meet.

“The rivalry between Kerron Stewart and Carmelita Jeter will be something to look forward to, the 200m women is featuring about five of the top people in the world and I think that will be very interesting. I think Veronica is in good shape and she should hopefully come out victorious,” Quarrie said.

There is the possibility that this season’s first sub-11 time could be produced in the women’s 100m, as American Jeter, the fastest in 2009 with 10.64 square off with world championship silver medallist Stewart, who posted a personal best of 10.75 last year.

The men’s 100m also has the potential to be explosive, as American Ivory Williams, who clocked 9.95 on April 17, takes on the Jamaican trio of Nesta Carter, Yohan Blake and Michael Frater, who all boost career-best times below the 10-second barrier. Quarrie is keen on this event.

“The 100m for men is shaping up to be much better than people may understand. Ivory Williams is new, but has been running very well and could come out on top at this meet. Yohan Blake I think will be definitely a factor, so is Nesta Carter, Olympic silver medallist Richard Thompson, last year’s winner Darvis Patton and Michael Frater will definitely be a factor, so there could be six people running down on the line,” Quarrie added.

The men’s 200m with world record holder Bolt, American World Championships medallist Wallace Spearmon and Marvin Anderson is also expected to be fast.

“It’s a given than Usain will bring the house down. We are happy that he’s able to run this year after last year’s incident (car crash in April). We know that Usain is out there to perform, he’s so far ahead of his competitors, it’s a matter of how fast he will run,” Quarrie reasoned.

The women’s equivalent will feature Jamaica’s two-time Olympic gold medallist Campbell-Brown clashing with Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie of the Bahamas.