(LtoR) Anguilla's Shinelle Proctor, Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown and US Tianna Bartoletta compete in the Women 60 m heat 4 during the IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships in the Ergo Arena at the Polish coastal town of Sopot, on March 8, 2014. PHOTO: AFP
Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown insisted Saturday she had ‘nothing to prove’ as she made her track comeback at the World Indoor Championships after 10 months sidelined by a botched doping case.
Campbell-Brown, a two-time Olympic 200m gold medallist and defending two-time world 60m champion, has not competed since testing positive for a banned diuretic, hydrochlorothiazide, last May.
"I have nothing to prove, I'm just doing what I love," the 31-year-old said after qualifying for the women's 60m semi-finals with a season's best 7.22 second in her heat, finishing in the third automatic qualifying spot.
"I'm happy; I'm looking forward to the semi-finals tomorrow [Sunday].
"I've got to be confident, why would I be here running? The objective is to be confident and just do my best.
"You know when you don't compete for a while, you're going to feel a bit rusty," said Campbell-Brown.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 9th, 2014.
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