Danielle Williams among 10 Jamaicans down to  compete at  the  second  Wanda  Diamond  League meet

Ten  Jamaicans  are  down  to  compete  at  the  second  Wanda  Diamond  League  meet  of  the  season in  Shanghai, China on  Saturday  following  the  withdrawal  of  2011  world  100  metres  champion Yohan  Blake.

Olympic  champion  Hansle  Parchment and World champion Danielle Williams heads the list of Jamaican participants for back to  back  weekends  in  China.

Parchment will contest the men’s 110  metre  hurdles,  while Williams will be  in  the women’s 100  metre hurdles  alongside Olympic bronze medallist  Megan Tapper.

That event also include world record holder Tobi Amusan of Nigeria, olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn  of  Puerto  Rico  and  World  Indoor  Champion  Devynne  Charlton of  the Bahamas.

National  champion  Rohan  Watson  and  World  Championships finalist  Akeem Blake are listed for the men’s  100  metre event, with  Stephanie-Ann Mcpherson  to  compete  in  the  women’s  400  metres.

Also down to be in action are Tajay Gayle and Carey Mcleod in the men’s  long jump, Christoff Bryan in the men’s high jump, Aisha Praught-Leer the women’s 5000 metres and Danniel Thomas-Dodd in  the  women’s  shot-put

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