Sprinter Kemba Nelson confirms Olympic snub on social media

Just days ahead of what would have been her first Olympic Games, Jamaican sprinter Kemba Nelson has revealed in a series of posts on social media that she has been omitted from the squad to travel to the Paris Olympics.

She made the announcement in a post on X (formerly Twitter) where she wrote, “Won't be in Paris”.

“2021 my name reach inna Gleaner only fi get call days before the team fi leave say dem nah bring me,” she wrote in another post.

“Fast forward 2024, team leaving tomorrow and dem say dem nuh need me right now.”

Nelson finished fifth at the Jamaica National Championships and was listed in the athlete pool for the women's 4x100m relays.

She was a member of the Jamaican women's 4x100m relay team which won silver at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.

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