Meet co-ordinator and athlete liaison, Donald Quarrie stated that the Jamaica International Invitational Meet scheduled for the National Stadium on Saturday, May 03 would be a very exciting event. At the press conference held at the Jamaica Pegasus, on Friday, April 25 some of the athletes confirmed for the star studded event are:
WOMEN
100m : Blessing Okagbare (NIG), English Gardner (USA), Kerron Stewart (JAM) & Asha Philip (GBR)
200m: Shelly- Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM), Allyson Felix (USA), Kimberlyn Duncan (USA) & Anneisha McLaughin (JAM)
400m: Sanya Richards-Ross (USA), Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) & Stephanie McPherson (JAM)
3000m: Gabriel Anderson (USA), Amela Terzic (SER) & Beize Diriba (ETH)
100mH: Brianna Rollins (USA), Tiffany Townsend (GBR) & Shermaine Williams (JAM)
400mH: Ristannana Tracey (JAM), Kori Carter (USA) & Nickeisha Wilson (JAM)
Pole Vault: Mary Saxer (USA) & Kylie Hutson (USA)
Discus Throw: Gia Lewis Smallwood (USA) & Whitney Ashley (USA)
MEN
100m: Justin Gatlin (USA), Nesta Carter (JAM), Kemar Bailey- Cole (JAM) & Nickel Ashmeade (JAM)
200m: Curtis Mitchell (USA), Jason Young (JAM) & Isaiah Young (USA)
400m: LaShawn Merritt (USA), Luguelin Santos (DOM), Tony McQuay (USA), Edino Steele (JAM) & Youseff Al-Masrahl (KSA)
1500m: Robby Hughes (USA)
110mH: Ryan Wilson (USA), Hansle Parchment (JAM), Omo Osaghae (USA) & Andrew Riley (JAM)
400mH: Felix Sanchez (PUR), Jehue Gordon (TRI), Leford Green (JAM) & Justin Gaymon (USA)
Long Jump: William Clay (USA), Nicholas Gordon (JAM) & Michael Hartfield (USA)
Shot Put: Reese Hoffa (USA), Christian Cantwell (USA) & Ryan Whiting (USA)
Out due to injury