PHOTO: Spirit of a champ!

SOPOT, Poland — Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell Brown

competes in the final of the women’s 60m at the World Indoor

Championship at the Ergo Arena here on Sunday. Campbell

Brown, in her first tournament in 10 months and who entered

the race as defending champion, finished fifth. Her compatriot

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the event in 6.98 seconds, a

world-leading time.

(PHOTO: AFP)

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