THE JAMAICA Olympic Association (JOA) has named a large contingent of 110 athletes and 51 officials to represent the island at the XV Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13-29.

Jamaica will participate in 10 disciplines - track and field, badminton, boxing, cycling, equestrian, football (male and female), basketball (female), swimming, taekwondo and tennis.

Track and field, with 48 athletes (25 women and 23 men) and nine officials, is the largest of the teams which were announced at a final meeting of athletes and JOA officials at the Knutsford Court Hotel on Monday evening.

Jamaica will be represented in female football and equestrian for the first time. The lone equestrian athlete is British-based Samantha Albert. She will participate in eventing, an equestrian event which comprises dressage, cross-country and show-jumping.

Athletes for the Games will start leaving the island next Monday. The first to leave will be the female and male footballers who will start competition on July 14 and 15 respectively.

The chef de mission will be Compton Rodney with Lloyd Gooden as his deputy. Their assistants will be Clifton Forbes and Yvonne Kong.

TEAMS

ATHLETICS

Women: Shelly-Ann Frazer - 00m; 4x100m, Tracey-Ann - 00m; 4x100m ; Aleen Bailey - 200m; 4x100m, Sheri-Ann Brooks 200m; 4x400m; Shereefa Lloyd - 400m; 4x400m; Davita Prendergast - 400m; 4x400m; Kenia Sinclair - 800m; Ysanne Williams - 800m; Tanice Barnett - 1500m; Delloreen Ennis-London - 100m hurdles; Vonette Dixon - 100m hurdles; Shevon Stoddart - 400m hurdles, 4x400m; Nickiesha Wilson - 400m hurdles, 4x400m; Peaches Roach - high jump; Michelle Williamson - high jump; Chelsea Hammond - long jump; Elva Goulbourne - long jump; Zara Northover - shot put; Nadia Alexander - shot put; Natalie Grant - hammer; Kateema Riettie - javelin; Peta-Gaye Dowdie - 4x100 (reserve); Nadine Palmer - 4x100 (reserve); Anastacia Le-Roy - 4x400m (reserve) Ronetta Smith - 4x400 (reserve).

Men: Clement Campbell - 100m; 4x400; Steve Mullings - 100m; 4x400m; Marvin Anderson - 200m; 4x100m; Omar Brown - 200m; 4x400; Leford Green - 400m, 4x400m; Edino Steele - 400m, 4x400m; Aldwyn Sappleton - 800m; Andrae Drummond - 800m, Maurice Wignall - 110m hurdles, Eric Keddo - 110m hurdles, Isa Phillips - 400m hurdles, 4x400m; Dean Griffiths - 400m hurdles, 4x400m; Herbert McGregor - long jump; Jermaine Jackson - long jump; Dorian Scott - shot put; Kimani Kirton - shot put; Jason Morgan - discus throw; Hickel Woolery - discus throw; Maurice Smith - decathlon; Dwight Thomas - 4x400m (reserve); Xavier Brown - 4x400m (reserve), Allodin Fothergill 4x400m (reserve); Dwight Mullings - 4x400m (reserve).

Officials: Lincoln Eatmon - team manager; Assistant managers Major Desmon Brown and Charmaine Hanson. Coaches: Maurice Westney, Leacroft Bolt, Lloyd Clarke, Lennox Graham, John Messam and Raymond Stewart.

BADMINTON

John Martin - men's singles and men's doubles; Emelio Mendez - men's singles and men's doubles.

Team manager: Audley Astwood, Coach - Kingsley Ford.

EQUESTRIAN

Rider - Samantha Albert.

Team manager: Anthony Pasmore. Jennifer Hall - Vet, Rodney Powell - Coach, Brian Hyslop - groom.

SWIMMING

Alia Atkinson - 50m freestyle, 100m and 200m breaststroke, 100m butterfly. Natasha Moodie - 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle, 100m breaststroke.Brad Hamilton - 100m breaststroke, 100 and 200m butterfly; Jonathan Wong - 200m freestyle.

Officials: Gail Gascoigne - manager; Jacqueline Walter - coach.

BASKETBALL

Rashida Aikens, Kimberley Bennett Byfield, Simone Edwards, Vanessa Gidden, Simone Jackson, Nicole Louden, Erica Messam, Oberon Pitterson, Rebecca Richman, Sharon Wiles, Demoya Williams.

Officials: Marland Nattie - manager, Cloyfeld Thomas - Asst. manager

Coaches: Rerita Esannason and Winnifred Brown.

BOXING

Ricardo Smith - welterweight; Nicholas Walters - featherweight.

Officials: Leroy Brown - manager, Job Walters - coach.

CYCLING

Ricardo Lynch - individual sprint (track) and keirin; Marloe Rodman - Ind. Road race, track points race and Indiv. Time Trial.

Officials: Vaughn Phang - manager, Carlton Simmonds - coach.

FOOTBALL

Women: Nicola Bell, Peatria Campbell, Shereen Clarke, Omolyn Davis, Hishamar Falconer, Mitsy Facey, Julie Fearon, Yanique Goldspring, Diana Hue, Jodi-Ann McGregor, Iesha Mowatt, Venicia Reid, Sashsheena Stewart, Audia Sullivan, Paula Jackson, Tanesia Vassell, TashanaVincent, Christina Murray.Manager: Elaine Walker-Brown, Marline Brown - administrative official

Coaches: Charles Edwards, Patrick Walters.

Men: Alanzo Adlam, Norman Bailey, Ajuran Brown, Andrae Campbell, Edward Campbell, Ricardo Cousins, Keammar Daley, John-Ross D'Oyley, Jermaine Jarrett, Duwayne Kerr, Dwayne Miller, Draion McNain, Dawyne Smith, Troy Smith, James Thomas, Damaine Thompson, Eric Vernan, Obrain Woodbine.

Manager: Howard Bell - team manager, Juan-Pablo Camarco-Souza - masseur, Wendell Downswell - coach, Sean Samuels - physical trainer

TENNIS

Eldad Campbell, - Men's singles/doubles, Dominic Pagon - Men's singles/doubles.

Manager: Kadija Richards.

TAEKWONDO

Kenneth Edwards - 68-80 kg class

Manager/coach: Conrad Jenkins.

MEDICAL TEAM

Dr Praimanand Singh - manager, Dr Safiya Franklyn, Dr Guyan Arscott, Dr Jason Toppin, Dr Jean Willaims-Johnson, Dr Ouida Goolding-Beecher.

Physiotherapists: Sophia Brown, Tessa Darby, Gaynor Downer, Nicholas Ford, Joan Rattray, Maureen Spence-Campbell.