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Campbell-Brown named in Jamaica team for world indoors

Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown celebrates after finishing third the women's 100m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 4, 2012. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

(Reuters) – Veronica Campbell-Brown was included in Jamaica’s 23-member team for the world indoor championships on Tuesday, a day after being cleared of a doping violation by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown celebrates after finishing third the women’s 100m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 4, 2012. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Campbell-Brown, the two-time defending 60 meters champion, and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce head Jamaica’s 12-strong women’s squad.

Nesta Carter, the 60 meters silver medalist from 2012, will lead the Jamaican men’s challenge in next month’s event in Poland.

(Reporting by Kayon Raynor, Editing by Ed Osmond)

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