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TEAM SELECTION REQUIREMENTS (for athletes selected to represent Jamaica)

• Athletes must indicate all events for which they wish to be selected on the Entry Form

• Athletes must be available to attend any scheduled Training Camp

• Athletes must adhere to travel arrangements made by the JAAA

• Athletes are required to sign a contract with the JAAA containing the Terms & Conditions of Membership for the National Team

• Athletes must submit six (6) recent colour passport size photos

• Athletes must have a Jamaican Passport valid for at least six (6) months

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS (for athletes selected to represent Jamaica)

All selectees will be provided with return economy class airline tickets by the most direct route from their usual place of residence and/or ground transportation to the site of the competition. These are costed at the best affordable economy fare available to the Association. Where selectees elect to purchase their own tickets, refunds will be made on the basis of the cost of a ticket which could have been purchased by the Association as set out above. They should therefore seek to book within adequate time and seek to obtain the best fares available.

TEAM SELECTION CRITERIA (Athletes will be selected for national teams based on the following criteria)

• Athletes must return home for the National Championships

• Athletes placing in the 1st to 3rd positions in all events will be selected, provided that they have attained the qualifying ‘A’ standard for the competition; the 4th place athlete will be named as an alternate for the individual event

• Athletes placing in the first six positions in the 100m & 400m will qualify for the 4 x 100m and the 4 x 400m relays

• Once selected, athletes placing in the first three positions in the 100m & 400m must be prepared to participate in the relays

• Final selection will be made using the allowed final entry date governing the particular competition

• All athletes must maintain and prove their competitive fitness up to the time of the final entry date for the competition

• Injured athletes must be examined by our local medical team in order to be declared unfit not to compete in the National Championships. After examination, the medical team will recommend how soon the athlete will be capable of returning to competition

• Athletes with top three world ranking who are ill or injured at the time of the National Championships may still be considered for selection, but they must prove their world ranking form prior to the final submission of the entries for the competition