Freeman
Paul-Andre Walker, Staff Reporter
FORMER NATIONAL sprint hurdles champion Michelle Freeman will be in the running for a coveted spot on Jamaica's Olympic team when the finale of that event takes place today at the Supreme Ventures National Athletic Championships at the National Stadium.
Freeman, who is coming back from a broken leg suffered during a Grand Prix meet in 2001 and the birth of a child last year, hasn't assessed her times to know where she will place but claims after all her heroics for Jamaica, she is now just running for herself.
"This time around I'm not running to make the Olympic team necessarily. If that happens then great, but this meet is for me," Freeman said.
After having a baby in December, Freeman is ready to run after only seven months of preparation which is a testament to her commitment.
Freeman, maybe for the first time in her career, is an underdog at the National trials, but that doesn't matter to the 1997 World Championship bronze medallist.
She will be competing against the likes of Delloreen Ennis-London and Brigitte Foster whom she once outshone on the international circuit.
Watching the first day's proceedings at the National Stadium from the grandstand, the former world contender was obviously excited to be back in competition.
Freeman has over the past few years been taking an introspective view on her life and is happy she isn't the person that all the focus is on.
"I just need to zero in on me rather than have other people zeroing in on me," said Freeman.
That attitude towards her track and field means that the public and her opponents don't know what to expect from Freeman come today and it is her feet that will do all the talking.
TODAY'S EVENTS
| TIME | EVENT | Category | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Javelin Men | Final |
| 5:00 p.m. | Javelin Women | Final |
| 5:10 p.m. | 200m Women | Semi-final |
| 5:20 p.m. | 200m Men | Semi-final |
| 5:20 p.m. | Long jump Men | Final |
| 5:20 p.m. | High jump Women | Final |
| 5:40 p.m. | 100m Hurdles Women | Semi-final |
| 6:00 p.m. | 110m Hurdles Men | Semi-final |
| 6:20 p.m. | 800m Women | Final |
| 6:30 p.m. | 800m Men | Final |
| 6:35 p.m. | 5000m Men | Final |
| 6:35 p.m. | 800m Masters | Final |
| 7:10 p.m. | 200m Women | Final |
| 7:20 p.m. | 200m Men | Final |
| 7:30 p.m. | 100m Hurdles Women | Final |
| 7:40 p.m. | 110m Hurdles Men | Final |
| 7:50 p.m. | 400m Women | Final |
| 7:55 p.m. | 400m Men | Final |
Admission: $700
