Double Olympic sprint champion Thompson-Herah.
Elaine Thompson-Herah, Yohan Blake, Tajay Gayle, and Shericka Jackson headline a list of senior athletes scheduled to open their 2021 season on Saturday at the newly laid track at the National Stadium in Kingston.
The day will mark the return of track and field to Jamaica even as the authorities continue to grapple with the unrelenting surge in COID-19 cases. There have also been growing calls for the Government to hold off on the resumption of sporting activities.
A schedule released by the
Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) shows action across seven other venues. However, the qualifying meets scheduled for Kirkvine in Manchester and the UWI Usain Bolt Track in Kingston will not go ahead due to a lack of entries.