Usain Bolt will defend his titles in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The sprinting superstar, one of 59 athletes on Jamaica’s team, was named in all three events by the Jamaican Olympic Association and he will be joined by 2011 world champion Yohan Blake.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will bid for a third successive Olympic 100m title, while world 200m silver medallist Elaine Thompson has been selected for both the 100m and 200m.
Other leading names on the team include world indoor 60m hurdles champion Omar McLeod, world shot put bronze medallist O’Dayne Richards and two-time Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown.
The athletics programme at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games runs from 12-21 August.
Bolt Leads Jamaican Team for Rio 2016 Olympic Games
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