Foreigners invade 32nd Gibson Relays – Calabar Set to Shine

Teams from the Netherlands Antilles, Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas have indicated their intent to compete in today’s 32nd staging of the Gibson Relays at the National Stadium, in hopes of qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The teams will compete in the 4×100m event at the relay carnival which is being used for the first time this year as an Olympic Games qualifying meet, after it was approved as such last year by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

IAAF rules state that for relays, only the best 16 national teams which meet the qualifying standard between January 1, 2007 and July 16, 2008, will be eligible to compete at the Olympics which will be held in China from August 8-24.

Meanwhile, close to 3,000 athletes have been confirmed to participate in the relays, which are expected to boast teams from St Jago, Holmwood, Wolmer’s, Calabar, Kingston College, and Jamaica College participating in 37 events, including eight Championship races.

Read More – Jamaica Observer

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February 23, 2008 | Filed Under Events and Happenings, Track and Field 

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