Thompson, 29, has been named to the 4x100 relay squad that includes Natasha Morrison, Natalliah Whyte, Remona Burchell, Kasheika Cameron and Shashalee Forbes.
She, Whyte, and Forbes are also down to compete in the 4x200m relay along with Candice McLeod, Tiffany James and Anastasia LeRoy.
Jamaica’s 4x100m team will comprise Powell, Oshane Bailey, Nesta Carter, Julian Forte, Nigel Ellis, Romario Willams and Kadrain Goldson while Goldson, Ellis, Williams, and Michael Bentley will make up the 4x200M team.
Meanwhile, Jackson heads up a women’s 4x400m squad that includes Stephenie-Ann McPherson, Shiann Salmon, Janieve Russell, Rhonda Whyte, Tovea Jenkins, Roneisha McGregor and Christine Day.
The men’s team will have Zadrian Barnes, Troy Whyte, Javon Francis, Terry Thomas, Keeno Burrell, Jamoi Jackson, Demar Murray, and Nathon Allen.
Rasheed Broadbelt, Ronald Levy, Deuce Carter, Janeek Brown, Megan Tapper, and will Jeanine Williams contest the Mixed Shuttle Hurdles.
The team will be managed by Marvin Anderson, who will be assisted by Craig Richards. Paul Francis will be the Technical leader and will have coaches Jerry Holness, Bertland Cameron and Lamar Richards as his support.
Dr Anthony Cox has been named Team Doctor.
The 22-year-old Whyte, who ran a blistering leadoff leg to set up Jamaica’s impressive win in the sprint relay team in Doha last October, secured a sprint double at the meet held in Marietta, Georgia.
In what was her first race in months Whyte clocked a solid 11.57s to win the 100m while running into a stiff headwind of -1.8m/s. She completed the double when she also won the 200m in 23.59. She told Sportsmax.TV that she was happy to be competing again after months of quarantine lockdown.
“It felt great being able to compete for the first time. I was eager to see where I am at competition-wise since I haven’t been able to train as I would want to but I am pretty pleased,” she said. “Hopefully there will be more meets and I can take it one race at a time and finish the season on a positive note.”
Under circumstances where she was unable to train for some time because of the Covid19 pandemic, Whyte said she was satisfied with the times.
“The times were not bad being that I was unable to use any training facility for about three months. I had to improvise and get smart with what I had available. So things were challenging but the time was okay for the first race under the circumstances of the lockdown,” she said.
The pandemic might have crippled the world for the past few months but it has not shifted Whyte’s focus on achieving her goals, especially after her inspiring performance in Doha that has whetted her appetite for more high-quality global competition.
“Training started out great after Doha. I was working on my weak points and I was really looking forward to the 2020 Olympics but we can’t change the things we can’t control. However, I am still excited about the upcoming Olympics. My goals haven’t changed,” she said.
“I am just eager to get competing and to see where I am and to improve and take what I have learnt into the next season to come.”
