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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Fedrick Dacres are World Champs captains

Published:Thursday | August 17, 2023 | 4:05 PMDaniel Wheeler - Staff Reporter
Fedrick Dacres
Fedrick Dacres

BUDAPEST, Hungary:

Five-time World Championships 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and 2019 World Championship discus silver medallist Fedrick Dacres have been named team captains for Jamaica's current World Championships team.

Fraser-Pryce last served as captain at a major global meet at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, while Dacres was named captain at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

A 65-member squad was announced by the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association earlier this month.

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