Olympics 400m hurdles silver medallist, Danny McFarlane, believes in order for future camps to be controversy free, the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (JAAA), will have to take action against those flouted the recent directives.

McFarlane's comments have come about after MVP athletes Asafa Powell, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Melaine Walker, Shericka Williams, Brigitte Foster-Hylton and Kaliese Spencer all missed the mandatory pre-World Championships training camp.

The Jamaica management had asked the IAAF to cut them from the team, but later withdrew the request after President Lamine Diak begged them to reconsider, as it would affect the smooth running of the competition.

disrepute

However, Howard Aris, president of the JAAA, at a press conference in Berlin said sanctions could still be taken.

"The JAAA's rules and regulations are very clear; persons who bring the association or the sport into disrepute can be brought before a panel," Aris said.

According to McFarlane, the JAAA is left with no choice but to take action.

"If the JAAA don't do this, I know a lot of the athletes in the camp who told me they 'cannot get me come back here,' (another camp).

"A lot of athletes are upset but they just don't want to talk ... they are upset that people were not at the training camp and JAAA tell them (who attended) if they did not come what would happen to them," added McFarlane, who ran 48.65 for sixth in last Thursday's 400m hurdles final, which was won by American Kerron Clement in a world- leading 47.91.

However, despite saying that, McFarlane, in an interview on local radio, believes the athletes who missed the camp are not the ones the JAAA should punish, but the 'leader' of the group.

"I think if you are doing punishment, it should be on the person making the call," he said.

Danny supports Veronica Campbell-Brown's decision. - file

Meanwhile, McFarlane has defended Veronica Campbell-Brown's decision to withdrawn herself from Jamaica's 4x100m team.

The Jamaican camp was rocked by its second controversy when news broke that Campbell-Brown decided she would not run on the women's 4x100m team if she didn't anchor.

run the curve

McFarlane, the 2004 Olympics 400m hurdles silver medallist, said he saw that coming from last year.

"That was coming from even last Olympics," he said, while going close to confirm news that Campbell-Brown did demand the anchor leg last year.

"The way they went about doing it, I think Veronica was right not to compete," said McFarlane, the 2000 Sydney Olympics 1600m relay silver medallist.

"You cannot look at somebody like Veronica ... you can not take Veronica on Saturday morning or some hours before and tell her you have to go run the curve ... no, this is Veronica Campbell, is just not right," added McFarlane.

McFarlane, who helped Jamaica to 4x400m silver medals at the Gothenburg (1995), Paris (2003) and Sevilla (1999) World Championships, said he personally thinks Campbell-Brown would be best served on the curve.

"I think she is one of the best curve runners, like Usain, but she was at the camp doing the anchor leg and it should not change," he said.

Donald Quarrie, the team's technical leader, said Campbell-Brown was asked to run the curve because Shelly-Ann Fraser and Kerron Stewart, the gold and silver medallists in the 100m, because of medical reasons would have to run the straights.

Asked if the coaching staff blundered or were weak, McFarlane, bronze medallist in the 4x400m relays at the Edmonton and Athens World Championships, replied: "I think a lot of people in the JAAA are weak."