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Campbell-Brown wants to improve start

CARSON, California (CMC): JAMAICA'S OLYMPIC 200-metre champion Veronica Campbell-Brown wants to improve her start as she continues her build-up for the Beijing Olympics.

Campbell-Brown, who turned 26 last week, won the 100m in hot conditions at the Adidas Track Classic on Sunday.

She dismissed a quality field to land the women's 100m in 11.14 seconds - against 0.9m per second negative wind - andidentified being a little sluggish in her starts as a weakness as she looks ahead to the August 8-24 Olympics in Beijing. "I was hoping to run faster but a win is a win. I think I have a few little things to work on, especially my start," she said.

In a tight finish, Campbell-Brown edged American 2005 world champion Lauryn Williams (11.15) and Jamaican Kerron Stewart (11.16) with the impressive American 200m World Champion Allyson Felix pushed back to fourth in 11.21.

"It was a great race. I'm glad I executed," Campbell-Brown added.

Campbell-Brown, who won the 100m title at the Osaka World Championship last year, is the defending Olympic 200m champion, and she targets the 100m gold in Beijing as her main goal this summer.

"My whole year is built around Beijing where I'm really looking forward to competing. I have won all the global titles and the only one missing right now is the Olympic 100m," she said.

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