One of Cayman’s top athletes will be competing in the men’s 100 metres in the championships.

The Cayman Islands Athletic Association announced on Monday (29) that Kemar Hyman would represent the Cayman Islands at the upcoming 14th International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships.

Hyman represented Cayman at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, and the 2012 London Olympics but was forced to withdraw in the semi finals with an abdomen injury.

Hyman will be accompanied by his personal coach Dennis Mitchell and Dr. Dalton Watler- Lyons, president for Cayman athletics, who will serve as team leader and manager.

The world championships will be held in Moscow, Russia next week, 10-18 August. The first round of the men’s 100m is scheduled for 19:35 Moscow time (10:35am Cayman time) on Saturday, 10 August, followed by the semi-final round at 19:05 Moscow time (10:05am Cayman time) on Sunday, 11 August, and the final at 21:50 (12:50pm Cayman time).

Prior to the world championships, Dr. Watler-Lyons will attend the IAAF Congress from the evening of 6 August through Noon on Thursday 8 August. He will also attend the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) Congress on the afternoon of Tuesday 6 August, where the main item on the agenda is the election of the person who will serve out the remainder of the term of former NACAC President, Neville “Teddy” McCook, who passed away earlier this year

Prof. John-Paul Clarke, former vice-president of Cayman athletics, will be assisting at both congresses as the second delegate from the Cayman Islands.