Kingston, Jamaica – Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser and silver medalist from Beijing Kerron Stewart will face-off in women’s 100m, the hottest race at Saturday’s (2) Jamaica International Invitational, an IAAF Area Permit Meeting at the National Stadium.

Fraser, who won the gold medal in 10.78sec and Stewart, the joint second place finisher in 100m (10.98) with Sherone Simpson, will be joined in the 100m field by Americans Bianca Knight and Marshavet Hooker, who ran 10.93 last season.

Jamaican rookie Schilonne Calvert, who ran 11.19 two weekends ago, is also a part of the field.

Dawn Harper and Melaine Walker are the other Olympic gold medalists down to compete. Harper, however, will compete in the women’s 100m Hurdles, her pet event, which gave her gold in Beijing while Walker will start in the flat 400m event.

Deloreen Ennis-Landon, Lacena Golding-Clarke and Vonette Dixon, all Jamaicans, will challenge Harper in the sprint obstacle.

Sanya Richards, who led USA to an impressive 4x400m victory in Beijing, two days after she was surprisingly beaten in the one lap event, will face Walker in the 400m event.

Jamaicans Rosemarie White, a finalist in Beijing, Bobby-Gaye Wilkins, Novelene Williams and Moya Thompson are among the other 400m entries.

In the men’s 100m, Trinidad & Tobago’s pair of Richard Thompson, who finished second behind Usain Bolt in Beijing, and Marc Burns, along with American Darvis Patton, who recorded 9.89 in Eugene last season, Kim Collins, the 2003 World champion from St Kitts and Nevis, Jamaicans Yohan Blake and Dwight Thomas headline the field.

Bolt released from hospital, no major injuries

Triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt was to compete in the meeting, but some minor injuries from a car accident earlier in the week will force him to the sidelines.

According to his management, Bolt was released from hospital and will have a few days rest as advised by the Jamaican Federation's doctors.

"The main injuries were to his left foot when he stepped on some thorns when getting out of the car," his management confirmed. "After consultation with Coach Mills and JAAA’s it has been decided that, as a precaution, he will not run in the Kingston International on Saturday.  We will continue to monitor his progress over the next few days.  It is too early to say if this will have any impact on his training and racing programme in the next few weeks.  His next scheduled race is the Manchester City Games on May 17th."

The statement concluded, "We would like to thank the public for the many calls and messages of support for Usain.”

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United States’ Kerron Clement, a surprise loser at the Olympic last summer, along with Jamaicans Danny McFarlane and Isa Phillips, are the big names in the men's 400m Hurdles.

Kenia Sinclair and Hazel Clarke will face-off in the 800m while Olympic bronze medalist Tasha Danvers will contest the 400m Hurdles, which include Jamaicans Nickesha Wilson, Shevon Stoddart and Kaleise Spencer.

United States’ Miguel Pate and Jamaican James Beckford are the headline names in the men’s long jump.

Donald Quarrie, the meet athlete’s liaison, said they expect a good meet.

“Even with the absence of Usain Bolt, the overall quality of the meet and competitors, are the best we ever had, therefore we are getting better year after year,” he said.

Anthony Foster for the IAAF