Don't question my "boundless devotion" says Campbell-Brown »

Two-time Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown  admitted that she did not fulfil her goals at the World Championships, but is pleased with the success of other athletes, according to a report on www.cananews.net.

 

"I did not participate in the 4x100m and a lot has been made of that, incorrectly I might add. I have however, put that aspect of Berlin behind me, except to say that my boundless devotion to Jamaica should never be questioned," she wrote in her online diary on the website of the sport's World governing body, the International Associations of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

 

She added, "I am happy Jamaica won the 4x100m being especially glad for 'Simmy' [Simone Facey] and Kerron [Stewart] winning their first ever senior global gold medals."

 

Campbell-Brown had to shrug off two lengthy injury-induced layoffs early in the season, and was clearly not in her best form at the Championships.

 

However, she enjoyed her experience in Germany.

 

"Over the years, I have had so much fan mail from Germany yet I have never competed there, it was therefore a thrill for me to finally grace a track there," she stated.

 

Campbell-Brown is now looking forward to the end of the season, next year's IAAF Diamond League, and the release of her first book.

 

On the issue of looking forward, Campbell-Brown said, "the off-season is just ahead and I eagerly await that as well. I will be launching my book, 'A Better You, Inspirations for Life's Journey', in Jamaica as well as a continuation of my 'giving back' to assist in the betterment of the lives of children in Jamaica."

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