 Luan Gabriel was the youngest person to participate for Dominica at the London Games at age 16.She was making her first appearance in the quadrennial event.Gabriel qualified for the games through a wildcard place because her fastest time between 1 May 2011 and 8 July 2012 of 24.09 seconds, set in Hamilton, Bermuda, was 0.79 seconds slower than the "B" qualifying standard for her event, the women's 200 metres.