Australian athletes to attend training camp in Jamaica

Australian  athletes  are  on  their  way  to  Jamaica  to  gain  unprecedented   access  to  Jamaica’s  renown sprint  programs.

The  deal, a  spin-off  from the  London  Olympic Games  was  brokered between  the  Business of Sports President Carole Beckford  and Hayden Knowles of Sydney's Competitive Edge.

The  group  of Australian athletes and coaches will spend two  weeks  in  Jamaica  from  January  15  hosted  by  Jamaica’s  head  coach  to  the  London  2012  Olympics  Maurice  Wilson.

Knowles, who launched a nation-wide program to create a squad of eight sprinters, started negotiations for the deal during the London Games, where he celebrated  Usain  Bolt's 100 and 200m victories with the champion's family, his management and close friends.

The  Ferncourt  High School  past  students, Beckford  and Wilson  have  told Knowles  that  the Aussies  will  be  exposed  to  a  number  of  training  facilities in Jamaica  including  the  GC Foster  College.

As Jamaica looks towards RIO 2016, the aim of the College is to focus its attention on specific areas and the camp is one such facility.

Knowles said January  is the perfect time to be in Jamaica as star sprinters, including Bolt, would be in full training for an exciting athletics season which would culminate with the World Championships in Moscow.