Mr. Williams will serve as Manager of the seven member contingent which was recently named to represent St. Kitts & Nevis at this year’s 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships that are scheduled for South Korea.
The meet will take place in the South Korean city of Daegu, from Saturday 27th August to 4th September, 2011.
The full squad of athletes and officials include:
Iston Williams – Team Manager
Lonzo Wilkinson Sr – Head Coach / Technical Leader
Kim Collins – 100m, 200m, 4X100m
Brijesh Lawrence – 200m, 4X100m
Antoine Adams – 4X100m
Delwayne Delaney – 4X100m
Jason Rogers – 4X100m
This year, St. Kitts and Nevis will only be fielding entrants for the 100m, 200m and 4x100m.
Former World 100m champion (2003), Kim Collins is expected to compete in the 100m, 200m and as part of the 4x100m relay team. Brijest Lawrence is also entering for the 200m event.
Team Manager Williams and Head Coach Wilkinson will depart the federation with Antoine, Delwayne and Jason on Monday 22nd August 2011. Fellow teammates Kim Collins and Brijesh Lawrence will both meet with the remainder of the team in Daegu.
In what is considered the most elite gathering in athletics, the SKNAAA Executive body has praised its team members for qualifying for their various events and extended congratulations to them.