Press Release CBBI Meet Promoter, Chris Brown, names Veronica Campbell- Brown, Kellie Wells, Kirani James, Trevor Barry, and Golden Knights: Demetrius Pinder, Michael Matthieu, Ramon Miller in listing of elite athletes for Elite Meet in April…many more to come! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 100 Elite Athletes to compete! ……….March 18th, 203. Nassau, Bahamas. It’s history in the making! The Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational will bring first time competition to The Bahamas and Veronica Campbell- Brown, Kellie Wells, Kirani James, Trevor Barry, and Golden Knights Demetrius Pinder, Michael Matthieu, Ramon Miller will feature among the list of Olympians to participate in this inaugural Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational. The event will be held at the Thomas Robinson National Stadium on April 13th. Major Title Sponsor Ministry of Tourism and Presenting Sponsor BTC are excited about the prospects of bringing attention to The Bahamas with the world class event. The event has been dubbed “The Islands of The Bahamas Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational presented by BTC”. These exclusive Title and presenting sponsors have been joined with a cadre of other partners including the Ministry of Youth Sports & Culture, Western Union, The National Sports Authority, and the Bank of The Bahamas. A total of approximately 100 athletes will participate in the Elite Meet. Meet Promoter, Chris Brown, indicated at a recent Press Conference that his colleague athletes are excited to compete in The Bahamas at this historic event. He further stated that he is receiving calls daily from athlete representatives and coaches to participate. “Some of the race events have been closed and oversubscribed and so we have begun already to compile our listing of athletes for next year’s event.” BROWN, MEET PROMOTER The Meet Promoter further indicated that the event will be an annual one and it is a meet that serves as an “opener” for several of the athletes that will compete. It is the first international meet bringing Olympians together for this New Year getting them prepared “World Outdoor Championships” to be held in Moscow, Russia in August of this year. The Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational (CBBI) is an IAAF sanctioned meet and is expected to attract the attention and attendance of International press. Tickets will go on sale at the end of this week and will be available online at www.nsa-bahamas.com For more information visit us at www.bahamasinvitational.com Veronica Campbell-Brown Veronica Campbell at the 2011 World Championships Personal information Birth name Veronica Campbell 15 May 1982 (age 30) Born Clarks Town, Trelawny, Jamaica Residence Clermont, Florida, USA Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] Weight 61 kg (130 lb)[1] Sport Sport Running Event(s) Sprints College team Arkansas Razorbacks Medal record[hide] Women's Athletics Competitor for Jamaica Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens 200 m Gold 2004 Athens 4×100 m relay Gold 2008 Beijing 200 m Silver 2000 Sydney 4×100 m relay Silver 2012 London 4x100 m relay Bronze 2004 Athens 100 m Bronze 2012 London 100 m World Championships Gold 2011 Daegu 200 m Gold 2007 Osaka 100 m Silver 2005 Helsinki 100 m Silver 2005 Helsinki 4×100 m relay Silver 2007 Osaka 200 m Silver 2007 Osaka 4×100 m relay Silver 2009 Berlin 200 m Silver 2011 Daegu 100 m Silver 2011 Daegu 4×100m relay Commonwealth Games Silver 2002 Manchester 100 m Silver 2002 Manchester 4×100 m relay Silver 2006 Melbourne 200 m World Indoor Championships Gold 2010 Doha 60 m Gold 2012 Istanbul 60 m World Athletics Final Gold 2004 Monaco 100 m Gold 2004 Monaco 200 m Gold 2005 Monaco 100 m Silver 2005 Monaco 200 m World Junior Championships Gold 2000 Santiago 100 m Gold 2000 Santiago 200 m Silver 2000 Santiago 4×100 m relay CAC Junior Championships (Junior) Gold 2000 San Juan 100 m Gold 2000 San Juan 4×100 m relay CARIFTA Games (Junior) Gold 2001 Bridgetown 100 m Gold 2001 Bridgetown 200 m Gold 2001 Bridgetown 4×100 m relay Gold 2000 St. George's 200 m Gold 2000 St. George's 4 × 100 m relay Gold 1997 Bridgetown 4×100 m relay Silver 2000 St. George's 100 m Bronze 1999 Fort-de-France 200 m World Youth Championships Gold 1999 Santiago 100 m Gold 1999 Santiago 4×100 m relay CAC Junior Championships (Youth) Gold 1998 George Town 100 m Gold 1998 George Town 4 × 100 m relay Gold 1996 San Salvador 4×100 m relay Veronica Campbell-Brown C.D (born 15 May 1982) is a Jamaican track and field sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters.[2] A seven-time Olympic medalist, she is the reigning World champion over 200m. She is the second woman in history to win two consecutive Olympic 200 m events, after Bärbel Wöckel of Germany at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics.[3] Campbell-Brown is one of only eight athletes to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior level of an athletic event. Early life Campbell was born to Cecil Campbell and Pamella Bailey[4] in Clarks Town, Trelawny, Jamaica on 15 May 1982. She has nine brothers and sisters and attended Troy Primary and Vere Technical High School in Clarendon before pursuing higher education in the United States at the University of Arkansas. Junior career In 1999, she won two gold medals, the 100 m and 4 x 100 m relay at the inaugural IAAF World Youth Championships. The following year, she became the first female to win the sprint double at the IAAF World Junior Championships. She took the 100 m in 11.12 s (the current championship record) and the 200 m in 22.87 s. At the 2000 Olympic Games, she ran the second leg on the silver medal winning 4 x 100 m relay team. In 2001, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 2001 CARIFTA Games.[5][6] That year, she won 3 gold medals (100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay) in the junior (U-20) category. College career Campbell attended Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kansas, where she set several records and won many titles, including four national junior college titles in the 60, 100 and 200 metres both indoors and outdoors. She set the current record for Barton County CC in the outdoor 100 m and 200 m. Campbell also excelled academically, earning an associates degree from Barton County in 2002 with a 3.8 grade average. She later attended the University of Arkansas, where she stood out as a sprint star in a programme dominated by long-distance runners. Professional career Campbell-Brown ran at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 4 x 100 m relay along with Tayna Lawrence, Beverly McDonald, Merlene Frazer and sprint veteran and Olympic legend, Merlene Ottey. They finished second in the finals in a time of 42.13 behind neighbours, Bahamas, which gave 18 year old Campbell-Brown her first Olympic medal. At the 2004 Olympics, Campbell first placed third in the 100 m and two days later won the 200 m, beating out Allyson Felix of the United States. She later teamed up with Aleen Bailey, Tayna Lawrence, and Sherone Simpson to win the 4 x 100 m relay race. In August 2005, Campbell won the silver medal in the 100 m at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics as well as another silver medal in the 4 x 100 m relay (together with Daniele Browning, Aleen Bailey and Sherone Simpson). At the 2007 World Championships, Campbell won three medals with a gold in the 100 m, a silver in the 200 m (second to Felix) and a silver in the 4 x 100 m relay. At the 2008 Jamaican Olympic trials, she finished fourth in the 100 m, thereby missing the qualifying requirement to automatically make the Jamaican Olympic roster for that event. She clocked 10.88 s in the final, which is the second fastest time ever for a fourth place finish. She however bounced back to take the 200 m final in a personal best of 21.94 s. Failing to qualify for the 100 m, she only competed in the 200 m and the 4 x 100 m relay at the Olympic Games. At the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics, Veronica Campbell-Brown carried the Jamaican flag during the Athletes' Parade. She successfully defended her Olympic 200 m title in a new personal best time of 21.74 s. She competed at the 4 x 100 m relay together with Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sheri-Ann Brooks and Aleen Bailey. In the first round heats, Jamaica placed first in front of Russia, Germany and China. The Jamaican teams' time of 42.24 s was the first time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result, Jamaica qualified for the final, replacing Brooks and Bailey with Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart. Jamaica did not finish the race due to a mistake in the baton exchange.[2] At the end of the 2008 season, Campbell-Brown was selected the top 200 m runner in the world as well as the fourth best in the 100 m (following three other Jamaicans) by Track and Field News. She also finished eighth overall in voting for the magazine's Woman of the Year.[7] She qualified for her third World Championships by winning the 200 m national title. She beat runners up Shelly Ann Fraser and Simone Facey with a time of 22.40 seconds in June 2009, although a toe injury had left her lacking full fitness.[8] At the 2009 World Championships Campbell-Brown was fourth in the 100 m final behind teammates Fraser and Stewart.