Fraser-Pryce could run both sprints at worlds


Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica reacts after win the women's 200 metres final during the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at the Stade de France Stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, July 4, 2015. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Jamaica's double Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce may change her plans and defend both her 100 and 200 meters titles at next month's world championships in Beijing.

The 28-year-old had said she would concentrate on the 100m and 4x100m relay at the worlds but at a news conference on the eve of the Stockholm Diamond League meeting she said her coach Steven Francis had indicated she could still compete in both.

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