After challenging 2015, VCB looks to better 2016

QUEENS, New York:

Veronica Campbell-Brown believes the way she finished last season has provided the perfect launch pad for next year.

The outstanding Jamaica female sprinter had low performances as she struggled with uncharacteristic poor form leading into the World Championships, in what she described as her 'most challenging year'.

However, at the World Championships in Beijing, China, Campbell-Brown with personal bests 10.76 for the 100 metres and 21.74 over 200 m ran herself into form and to win bronze in the 200m final and gold on the Jamaican sprint relay team.

Also, she narrowly missed out on a medal in the 100 metres, by placing fourth.

"(This year) 2015 was my most challenging year, not in terms of lack of medals," she told STAR Sports in an interview in New York on Friday.

"My programme was well designed, but my body ... I experienced some weird stuff and it set me back couple of months. As a result I was not able to run my races properly and I did not get a break in the way my body was feeling until about three weeks before the World Championships."

Olympics

Next year will be the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and VCB says she's in a good place.

"I feel like 2015 set me up for 2016. I ended my season on a decent note and it set me up quite well for 2016. My main thing is to ensure that I stay healthy and I'm doing everything in my powers to stay healthy and I hope that God will allow me to stay healthy and do all my training sessions. As long as I don't miss a bulk of training sessions I should be in a good place to be in Rio," she said.

"The competition is great. When I look at my 200m from Beijing, running 21.9 from lane two was quite impressive. I wonder what I would do if I was in a better lane. So it gives me hope."

"I'm focusing on what I have to do," Campbell-Brown said.