Fraser-Pryce thinks twice on sprint double


Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia celebrates her new world record in the 1500 meters women event at the IAAF Diamond League Herculis meeting at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco, July 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jean-Pierre Amet

KINGSTON (Reuters) - For someone with such single-minded focus on the track, Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has shown a distinct lack of decisiveness when it comes to deciding whether she will defend both of her world sprint titles this month.

Ahead of the Stockholm Diamond League in late July, she said running in the 200 metres as well as the 100 metres at the world championships was still "possible", before ruling it out in early August.

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