Campbell-Brown seeks redemption

Teamed up with Fraser-Pryce for World Indoor Championships.

SOPOT: Jamaican sprinting legend Veronica Campbell-Brown will make her first track appearance in 10 months at the World Indoor Championships, just weeks after being cleared of doping.

The two-time Olympic 200m champion has not competed since testing positive for a banned diuretic last May, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled last month that it had upheld the Jamaican’s appeal.

“I lost out on the opportunity to compete for most of 2013 and the chance to defend my world [outdoor] 200m title; however, I press on,” said the 31-year-old, who has won seven Olympic medals and is aiming for a third consecutive world indoor sprint title. Campbell-Brown is partnered in the women’s 60m with teammate Shelly-Annn Fraser-Pryce, who enjoyed a stellar 2013 season in winning the 100 and 200m at the Moscow championship and collecting a third gold as part of the Jamaican 4x100m quartet.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 7^th, 2014.

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