Fraser-Pryce confirmed for Jamaica International Invitational

Anticipating medal winning performances at this summer’s Olympics in Brazil, Jamaica’s World and Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will be among star athletes performing at the popular Jamaica International Invitational IAAF World Challenge at Jamaica’s National Stadium on May 7th.

Other participating athletes include Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson and American sprinters Mike Rodgers and Candace McGrone.

Fraser-Pryce and Thompson, who created waves in both the 100m and 200m sprints last year, will add quality to the meet with their sparkling credentials.

Fraser-Pryce is the fourth-fastest female of all times and the Jamaican national record holder in the 100m at 10.70 seconds, and one of the best of all times with six individual gold medals in the Olympics and World Championships.

Thompson burst on to the scene last year with a series of sparkling times, and her 21.66 seconds in the 200m makes her the fifth best of all times and second only to Merlene Ottey as a Jamaican.

McDonald has a silver medal at the World Championships from the 4x400m relays and blazed a national record 43.93 seconds in the first round of the quarter-mile event at the World Championships in Beijing, China, last year.

Dwyer is one of the most exciting prospects to emerge on the men’s side in years and last year broke the Pan-American Games record held by compatriot Donald Quarrie when he ran 19.80 seconds in the semi-finals of the 200m.

In 2014, he won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland and was part of the World Championships winning men’s 4x100m team in Beijing last year.

Other participating athletes include Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson and American sprinters Mike Rodgers and Candace McGrone.

Rodgers is no stranger to Jamaica, as the speedy American has competed here in the past and was a part of the American team that upset the Jamaicans in the men’s 4x100m at last year’s IAAF World Relay championships in the Bahamas.