As the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association (JAAA) continues its drive to help athletes prepare for the Olympic Games and the World Junior Championships, they will host the first in a series of All-Comers meets at Stadium East today.The meet, which is set to start at 3:00 p.m., will see most, if not all the island's top athletes, matching strides against one another as they first prepare for the National Championships that will take place from June 27-29.
Today's meet is open to all athletes and they will be required to register with marshalls overseeing the event.
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Jamaican athletes are schedule to take on the world, first at the World Junior Championships in Poland - July 8-13 - and then the Olympic Games in Beijing, China, August 8-24.
The events down to be contested today are:- 100m, 200m, 400m, long jump, high jump, shot put, along with two relays, the 4x100m and 4x800m.