Dr Jagbir Jhutti-Johal, Gail Rothnie and Dr Malcolm Dick
The Jamaican Track and Field Team will return to the University of Birmingham this month for their World Championship final preparation camp. Following the highly successful pre-Olympic camp before London 2012, the team of 50 athletes will return to make use of the outstanding facilities available, ahead of the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London in August. In 2012, the University hosted the powerhouse that is Team Jamaica for 12 days before they competed in the London 2012 Olympic Games - which saw the team achieve record-breaking success, including four Gold, four Silver and four Bronze medals, and the iconic smashing of the Olympic world record for the men's 100m by Usain Bolt , in 9.63 seconds. This year, the University welcomes back the team, including the 2011 youngest 100m world champion, Yohan Blake , and in-form 100m and 200m Olympic Champion from Rio, Elaine Thompson. The facilities used in 2012 have been replaced, so the Jamaican team return to a brand new eight-lane athletics track and the University's extensive new £55million Sport & Fitness club , which opened in May. The IAAF World Athletics Championships in London will be the swansong for the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, who personally thanked the University for the support and facilities that helped him win a 'triple' gold medal in London, including a new world record for the Jamaican 4 x 100m relay team. The University of Birmingham is proud to be hosting Bolt prior to his final Championship.
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