GLASGOW, Scotland:

Major Desmon Brown, Chef de Mission of Jamaica's Commonwealth Games team here in Glasgow, could not provide any updates at press time on the athlete registration issues affecting 22 members of Jamaica's track and field team, but according to well-placed sources, all but one of the athletes have beencleared by the organisers to compete.

In another matter, Brown assured that the island's contingent were not affected by an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomitingthat hit the Athletes Village over the last few days, noting that the management team has informed the contingent of the necessary preventative measures to be taken for safety.

Glasgow 2014 organisers admitted that there were a 'small number' of cases among the workforce at the Dalmarnock-based residence site for all athletes and team officials competing at the July 23-August 3 multidisciplinary event, sending fears of a repeat of health issues from the previous games in Delhi, when several athletes were affected by stomach problems.

However, Brown confirmed that no Jamaican athlete has been affected by the outbreak, and that the matter has since been contained.

"Yes, there was an outbreak, but it was restricted to the areas where the security personnel were working, and most of them were sent home and additional sanitation programmes were put in place," Brown said. "We have not had any issues, and we believe that it has been contained."

"They (organisers) have also given instructions on how to deal with it if any further outbreak occurs," added Brown. "We had a management meeting, and all the athletes have been briefed."

- A.L.